Ruspidge Sanders Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BX
Approved on 9 February 2026
Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree 1 - Acer Platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' Purple Norway Maple. At 1.5m high, 4 branches, widest diameter of largest branch 12cm. 3.5m tall. Trunk is 3.5m from left boundary wall, 1.2m from greenhouse entrance. Proposal: To remove tree as the upper branches overhang and shade the greenhouse, and the trunk obstructs easy access in and out of the greenhouse. Tree 2 - Thuja plicata ?Western red cedar?. At 1.5m high, trunk is 15cm diameter. 4m tall (top is thin and spindly). 4.5m from trunk to left boundary wall. Foliage protrudes 1.6-1.7m from the trunk in all directions. Foliage overhangs greenhouse rear right corner by 1m. Proposal: To remove tree as it is planted too close to the greenhouse, so it significantly overhangs and shades the greenhouse and the roots encroach on the foundations of the greenhouse. It also makes access to the rear left hand corner of the garden difficult and reduces usable garden space. Tree 3 - Ilex altaclerensis 'Golden King' Evergreen Hardy Holly. At 1.5m high, trunk is 10cm diameter. 3.5m tall. 5m from trunk to rear boundary hedge. 10m from trunk to left boundary wall. Foliage protrudes 1.2m from trunk in all directions, smothering the adjacent corkscrew willow and surrounding shrubs including continus coggygria and hibiscus syriacus. Proposal: To remove tree as it is planted in an inappropriate location, smothering all the surrounding plants and shrubs, making access to the rear left hand corner of the garden difficult and reducing usable garden space. Greenhouse dimensions 5.5m long, 2.7m wide. 1.8m from left boundary wall. 15m from rear wall of house to front of greenhouse. Garden diameter is approx 22.5m. Garden length from house rear wall to boundary hedge is approx 26m.
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation27 Jan
- TargetTarget Date16 Feb
- DecidedDecided9 Feb
Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Ruspidge Sanders Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BX. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Fulbourn conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 163 applications across Fen Ditton & Fulbourn. We hold 1,477 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 5BX
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fulbourn CP
- District
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 27 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 February 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Adrian Sargeant
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Fulbourn
- Green belt: South CambridgeshirePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Source: South Cambridgeshire
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