34 Church Street Great Shelford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 5EL

22/0929/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 27 September 2022

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T2: dead Apple (in centre of lawn) - Removal to ground level and grinding of stump below ground level. Some wood to be stacked as nature pile. Tree to be replaced with native species in different location in garden. T3: veteran Yew (over Bake House) - Removal of deadwood and crown lift to 2.5m and provide 1m clearance from Bake House. T4: mature Ash (behind Yew) - Removal of lowest limb that is growing into outbuilding and removal of deadwood. T5 & T6: x2 Norwegian Spruce - Removal to ground level and grinding of stumps to below ground level. To be replaced with native broad leaf species in more suitable location. T7: mature Holly (by outbuilding) - Removal to ground level and grinding of stump. T8: Sycamore (limb growing into side of house) - Removal of limb back to collar.

Received: 8 July 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Ward: Shelford
Agent: Shelford Tree Service Ltd

ReceivedReceived8 Jul
ValidatedValidated8 Jul
Consult.Consultation12 Sep
TargetTarget Date19 Aug
DecidedDecided27 Sep

Decided in 81 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 34 Church Street Great Shelford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 5EL. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 5 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Great Shelford conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Shelford. We hold 1,982 applications in total for the CB22 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: CB22 5EL
Application type: Works to CA trees
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Great Shelford CP
District: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 July 2022
Consultation expiry: 12 September 2022
Consultation start: 19 August 2022
Consultation end: 12 September 2022
Last date for comments: 12 September 2022
Target decision date: 19 August 2022
Permission expires: 27 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Shelford Tree Service Ltd
Agent address: Rectors Cottage High Street Fowlmere Royston SG8 7SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 14
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Great Shelford
Listed building: Grade II*: Rectory FarmhouseOn this site
Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0028 (2002)Part of the site · +2 more

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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