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4 Shepreth Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SU

26/0001/TTPOWorks to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 9 March 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 4 metres, this tree was self seeded and has not been maintained. T2, T3, T4 - Beech - Remove broken branches, Crown reduction 4 metres & crown lift to 8 metres to improve light in the garden and reduce sail area. T5, T10 - Sycamore - Crown reduction 4 meters to reduce sail area. T6, T7 - Oak - Crown reduction 4 metres & lift to 8 metres to improve light light in the garden and reduce sail area. T8, T9 - Beech - Crown redurction 4 metres and overhang reduction to reduce impact and risk to neighbouring dwelling (6 Shepreth Road).

Received
2 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Foxton
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target9 Mar
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Shepreth Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SU. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Foxton. 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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Why it was refused

  1. There is insufficient justification for the works to trees in the manner proposed and these works would be detrimental to tree health and amenity contribution and therefore to the character and appearance of the area. The Council recognises the need for periodic works to some trees to maintain a reasonable relationship between trees and property and would be happy to consider a less severe description of works.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CB22 6SU
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Foxton CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2026
Last date for comments
5 February 2026
Target decision date
9 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: FoxtonPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0002 (1974)Covers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Cambridgeshire

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