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Groundsmans Building Recreation Ground Mill Lane Sawston Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 3HZ

21/1246/TTPOWorks to CA treesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T.1 - Area of elm saplings, hawthorn Saplings,Elder Mountain Ash - fell to ground level mixture of low amenity scrub on footpath. Mixture of trees and 1X fallen mountain ash due to area becoming untidy and dominated by bramble. Re plant with 2 Silver Birch and hawthorn whips between the trees to enhance area.

Received
23 September 2021
Decision due
8 November 2021
Ward
Sawston
Agent
Shire tree limited
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated27 Sep
  3. Consult.18 Oct
  4. Target8 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Groundsmans Building Recreation Ground Mill Lane Sawston Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 3HZ. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 September 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Sawston conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Sawston. We hold 1,982 applications in total for the CB22 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CB22 3HZ
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sawston CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 September 2021
Consultation expiry
18 October 2021
Consultation start
27 September 2021
Consultation end
18 October 2021
Neighbour consultation end
11 October 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shire tree limited
Agent address
1A Trigg Way Melbourn Royston SG8 6HX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: SawstonPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0008 (1967)Part of the site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: SawstonPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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