16 Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW
Approved on 3 October 2023
Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Dead Poplar, Fell. T2 Mature Poplar, Reduce canopy by 4m and prune to shape and balance. T3 Dead Scots Pine, Fell. T4 Dead Cherry, Fell. T5 Crown lift canopy on 2 Horse chestnut trees over neighbouring drive way by 4/5m to improve access. T6 Crown reduce Lime tree by 3m with a view to phase fell this tree over a 4/5 year period due the the cracking on the property. T7 Reduce the side of the canopy on the yew tree over the car park area by 1m and prune to shape. T8 Atlantic cedar, dead wood. T9 Atlantic cedar, dead wood.
- Received
- 22 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Shelford
- ReceivedReceived22 Aug
- ValidatedValidated22 Aug
- Consult.Consultation15 Sep
- TargetTarget Date3 Oct
- DecidedDecided3 Oct
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 16 Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Little Shelford conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 5EW
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Little Shelford CP
- District
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 15 September 2023
- Consultation start
- 24 August 2023
- Consultation end
- 15 September 2023
- Last date for comments
- 15 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 3 October 2023
- Permission expires
- 3 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Philip Allen Tree Surgeon
- Agent address
- 20 Angelica Avenue Stotfold Hitchin Hertfordshire SG54HH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Little Shelford
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Sep
T1 - Common Lime - Reduced height approximately 4-5m (50% reduction). T2 - Beech (Dead) - Fell
PendingApplication26/1112/TTCA - 202626 Jan
T2 - One mature poplar tree to be removed.
ApprovedWorks to CA trees26/0074/TTCA - 202510 Mar
Large Beech - Remove
ApprovedWorks to CA trees25/0265/TTCA - 20037 Apr
Double Garage with Studio / Games Room Over
ApprovedFull ApplicationS/0770/03/F - 20037 Mar
Access Drive and Fence/Trellis (Retrospective Application)
ApprovedFull ApplicationS/0481/03/F - 20034 Mar
Extensions
ApprovedFull ApplicationS/0483/03/F - 20034 Mar
Erection of Fences and Trellis Attached to Dwelling (Retrospective Application)
ApprovedListed building consentS/0480/03/LB - 20034 Mar
Internal and External Alterations including Removal of Rear Wall to Create Breakfast Room from Scullery and…
ApprovedListed building consentS/0482/03/LB - 200231 Oct
Internal and External Alterations Including Blocking of Doorway in Larder Removal of Adjacent Ground Floor…
RefusedListed building consentS/2143/02/LB - 200231 Oct
Extension to Dwelling and New Access Drive
RefusedFull ApplicationS/2144/02/F
Source: South Cambridgeshire
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