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54 High Street Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BG

26/0002/TTCAWorks to CA treesDecided

Decided on 23 February 2026

Council decision: Decline to DetermineDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Chestnut - Crown reduction 3m T2- Chestnut - Crown reduction 2m T3 - Chestnut with large cavity - fell T4- Chestnut - Crown reduce by 3m T5- Ash tree - removal T6 - Larch - Remove one of the limbs (10m long) to re-balance the tree. T7 & T8 - Yew trees - Crown reduction 3m. T9 & T10 - Robinia - fell T11 - Hazel - re coppice T12, T13 & T14- 3x willow trees to be felled T15 - Beech - limb to be removed is approx. 4m long. T16 - Willow - Remove limb approx. 10m long. T17 - Yew - Reduce by 0.3 metres T18 - Sycamore - fell T19 - Verigated Holly - Crown reduce by 4m T20 - Robinia - Fell T21 - Alder - Remove overhanging river limbs approx. 4m long. T22- Chestnut - Lift to give 6 metre clearance from ground. T23 - Beech hedge - Reduce hedge height by 2m. T24 - Hazel - Re coppice T25 - Pine - Remove tree (The pine tree is situated very close to the clients property, we wish to remove the top section so that the tree is not top heavy. In doing this, we fear that the aesthetics of the tree will not be to our clients taste, therefore we may then wish to remove the whole tree. This is why we are asking for permission for both aspects just in case.) T26 - Laurel - Crown reduce by 2m. T27 - Sweet Chestnut - Dead wood T28 - London plane tree - Pollard by 6m T29- Conifer- Fell T30 - Yew tree - Crown reduction 3m

Received
2 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Linton
Agent
HRJ Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target19 Feb
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 54 High Street Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BG. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. The site is in the Great and Little Abington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 142 applications across Linton. We hold 1,476 applications in total for the CB21 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
CB21 6BG
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Abington CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2026
Last date for comments
4 February 2026
Target decision date
19 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
HRJ Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
54 Barryfields Shalford Essex CM7 5HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7

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 And Little Abington
  • Listed building: Grade II: Damson CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0001 (1961)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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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: 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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