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26 Church Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HG

24/0228/TTCAWorks to CA treesDecided

Decided on 4 April 2024

Council decision: Decline to DetermineDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Mature Ash - This tree is situated over the road. It has a large limb that is interfering with the lamp. The crown is also interfering with large vehicle on the road. Request removal of branch growing into the lamp post and a crown lift to 5m to improve traffic access. Removal of major deadwood T2 - Mature Lime over road. This tree has extensive epicormic growth through out and allot of major deadwood. Request a 15% crown thin annd removal of lower epicormic to 3m. Removal of major deadwood T3 - Mature Lime over road. This tree has extensive epicormic growth through out and allot of major deadwood. Request a 15% crown thin annd removal of lower epicormic to 3m. Removal of major deadwood T4 - Small Yew - The premisses is being converted into a charity home for children. The charity have unfortunately been advised as part of there proceeding that this small yew must be removed due to its toxicity. The cannot proceed with it in place. Request removal to ground level to be replaced with a native broad leafed species. G1 - Overgrown hedgerow - This mixed hedge has been aloud to grow into a small tree line that eclipses the afternoon sun from the property. Request a reduction in height to a 2m hedgerow/ back to old cuts.

Received
16 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shelford
Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided4 Apr

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 26 Church Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5HG. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. The site is in the Little Shelford conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Shelford. We hold 1,974 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 5HG
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Shelford CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2024
Last date for comments
13 March 2024
Target decision date
29 March 2024
Permission expires
4 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
Agent address
Rectors Cottage High Street Fowlmere Royston SG87SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Little Shelford
  • 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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