196 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RX

Pending 26/0347/TTCA
Date received
1 Apr 2026
Date validated
1 Apr 2026
Postcode
CB24 8RX

Description

T2 - Thuja hedge at dead end of drive - Reduce height to level with top of section of brickwork visible on corner of barn (around 1.2m lower than barn guttering) - Reduce left hand end to boundary and right hand end to clear barn by 0.5m prune back front face only to line of lower trimmed side T4 - Bay to right hand side of Bamboo - Reduce height to previous pruning points, clear arisings and prune back front face by about 50cm. T5 - Bay on front facing boundary - Reduce height to previous pruning points and reduce greatest overhang on garden side by 1m, prune back remaining to match, clear arisings. T7 - Chinese Privets and Holm Oak overhanging boundary wall and very close or touching your timber clad extension - Prune to your side of the wall, extend the pruning vertically to a point at least 1m above the guttering and clear arisings. T12 - Holly in front garden - Prune to create a smaller, more balanced umbrella shape, clear arisings. T13 - Box Elder on frontage - Crown lift over path at front to give 2.5m clearance and remove ivy, dead parts of raspberry bush, suckers of sycamore and walnut.

South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#30 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #34 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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South Cambridgeshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #85 of 292
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #34 of 292
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #65 of 292
85%
Minor dwellings approved
226 decided (1-9 homes)
97%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,516
Total decisions
112 refused in 2025