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6 Fenny Lane Meldreth Royston SG8 6NN

S/2472/19/TPWorks to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 16 August 2019

Council decision: Granted Permission

Proposal

TPO 0007 (1966) A12: T.1 - The several Elms Beech Yews - Cut back to clear over head cable by 2M. T.2 - The several Elms Beech Yews - Cut back lower lateral branches to lift 2M from tennis courts. .Conservation Area: T.3 - Cherry - Cut back 1 lateral branch from cherry tree which extends into and interfears with a neighbouring tree. T.4 lime - Crown reduce to previous. approx 30%. (Amended)

Received
16 July 2019
Ward
Melbourn
Agent
Shire Trees Limited
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated19 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Sep
  5. Decided16 Aug

Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 Fenny Lane Meldreth Royston SG8 6NN. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,015 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Meldreth conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Melbourn. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 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
SG8 6NN
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Meldreth CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 July 2019
Target decision date
13 September 2019
Permission expires
8 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shire Trees Limited
Agent address
1A, Trigg Way, Melbourn, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 6HX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Meldreth
  • 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

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.

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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