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7 Lower Street Thriplow Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7RJ

20/1753/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 26 August 2020

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Cherry, Fell. The tree has been on the decline for a number of years and the crown is looking particularly thin. Suggested works are to remove and replace. The client plans to plant a selection of cordon fruit trees in the autumn.

Received
8 August 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whittlesford
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided26 Aug

Decided in 18 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 7 Lower Street Thriplow Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7RJ. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Thriplow conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Whittlesford. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at South Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG8 7RJ
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thriplow And Heathfield CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2020
Consultation expiry
14 August 2020
Consultation start
14 August 2020
Consultation end
14 August 2020
Last date for comments
14 August 2020
Target decision date
19 September 2020
Permission expires
26 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Springleaf Tree Surgery
Agent address
1 South Lodge Cottages Southmill Road Bishops Stortford CM23 3DX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    16 Oct

    T1 Sycamore - Crown reduction. To reduce height by approximately 2 meters and shape to leave a flowing branch…

    ApprovedWorks to CA trees23/1235/TTCA
  2. 2021
    10 Feb

    T1-T3 Sycamore. Roadside trees. Pollard back to previous pruning points to clear lines. T4 Sycamore. Fell…

    ApprovedWorks to CA trees21/0187/TTCA
  3. 2020
    11 Mar

    T1 Cherry. Fell - Close proximity to the house. To be replaced with a selection of fruit trees. A mixture of…

    ApprovedWorks to CA trees20/1176/TTCA
  4. 2019
    5 Nov

    T1 Cherry ? Cut down to ground level and grind stump. Tree has outgrown its position possibility of root…

    ApprovedWorks to CA treesS/3808/19/TC
  5. 2019
    11 Feb

    T1 Ash - Overall crown reduction up to 1 meter. (Amended)

    ApprovedWorks to CA treesS/0536/19/TC
  6. 2018
    7 Nov

    T1 Cherry ? Remove lower heavy branch thin heavy lateral branch over Laurel hedge. Remove dead wood. (to…

    ApprovedWorks to CA treesS/4236/18/TC

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