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2 Whittets Close Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3AL

25/01827/TRCAWorks to Tree in Con AreaApproved

Approved on 16 October 2025

Council decision: Consent toDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown reduction of 1No. Horse Chestnut tree in front garden - width by 5 Metres and height reduction of 3 Metres. Removal of Conifer hedge and 1No. Elm tree to rear Conifer hedge in Rear Garden - remove hedge. Low amenity value, non-native species. One tree already dead. Elm tree in Rear Garden - remove tree. Tree is already dead (likely succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease).

Received
22 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Paxton
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Whittets Close Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3AL. Huntingdonshire has handled 1,444 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Huntingdonshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Gransden conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Great Paxton. We hold 809 applications in total for the SG19 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Huntingdonshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG19 3AL
Application type
Works to Tree in Con Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Gransden

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025
Permission expires
16 October 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14347594
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Great Gransden
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    29 Apr

    Plum - reduce width by up to 4m and reduce height by up to 4m

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in Con Area25/00780/TRCA
  2. 2021
    15 Sep

    Horse Chestnut (front garden as shown on plan). Reduce overall height by up to 3 metres, Reduce overall width…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in Con Area21/02118/TRCA
  3. 2020
    28 Jul

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory

    ApprovedHouseholder20/01400/HHFUL
  4. 2020
    22 Jan

    Horse Chestnut - prune height and width by maximum 3m / reduce by up to one-third. Plum 1 - prune height by…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in Con Area20/00142/TRCA
  5. 2017
    11 Aug

    (TG2) Hawthorn x3 - Remove to as close to ground level as possible and treat stumps. This is because the…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in Con Area17/01717/TRCA
  6. 2017
    5 Jun

    Cheery Tree - fell because of low amenity value, size and proximity to house. No plans to replant because of…

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in Con Area17/01202/TRCA

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