16A Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW
Approved on 25 June 2026
Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T2 - Mature Beech - - Sympathetic crown reduction approx 1.5m, pruning to suitable growth points (BS3998 Compiant) - Crown lift to approx 5m above ground level to improve clearance. - Remove Deadwood (more than 3 inches) Reason - The proposed works are intended to reduce the overall dominance of the tree, improve light levels to the neighbouring property, and mitigate potential risk from deadwood, while retaining the trees veteran characteristics and long-term amenity value. The secondary intention of these works is to reduce sail and wind loading to mitigate further failure and improve livestock safety.
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Shelford
- Agent
- Shelford Tree Service Ltd
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated15 May
- Consult.Consultation10 Jun
- TargetTarget Date26 Jun
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 16A Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EW. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 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
- 15 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 10 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Shelford Tree Service Ltd
- Agent address
- 15 Cambridge Road Newton Cambridge CB227PL Gb
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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
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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20264 Aug
No.24 tag0905 - Mature Sycamore - Reductions height approx 3.5m to minimise the risk of tear out onto…
PendingWorks to CA trees26/0824/TTCA - 202527 May
T5 - Populus Poplar (24 Months) Reduce tree crown by 5 meters. T12 - Populus Poplar (12 Months) Reduce tree…
ApprovedWorks to CA trees25/0513/TTCA
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