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Permitted22/1159/TTPOSubmitted 3 years agoTree works

34 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DZ

Tree 1 (Horse Chestnut) - Fell. Substantial fungal fruiting bodies of Kretzschmaria deusta wood decay fungus at base of trunk on south side (aggressive pathogen causing embrittlement of wood). Tree leaning east over adjoining gardens. Tree at significant risk of falling without further warning (see photograph). Tree 2 (Wellingtonia) - Reduce laterals overhanging house roof by 2 metres and remove lowest three sub-branches from underside of low south-western lateral overhanging the road at Vicarage Close (photograph shows positions of cuts) and crown clean to remove stubs and hanging-up branches. Tree has long-term and very recent history of spontaneous shedding of large, heavy branches and has recently caused significant damage to the house roof.

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Progress

Submitted
10 Oct 2022
— completed
Validated
10 Oct 2022
— completed
Consultation
3 Nov 2022
— completed
Target date
5 Dec 2022
— completed
Decided
29 Dec 2022
— completed

Application details

Reference
22/1159/TTPO
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode
SG8 6DZ
Ward
Melbourn
Application type
Trees
Property type
House

Key dates

Submitted
10 Oct 2022
Validated
10 Oct 2022
Target decision
5 Dec 2022
Decided
29 Dec 2022

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Estimated project value

£400–£3k

Typical UK cost for this job type, at UK average rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

Recently sold nearby

Inside the two years most owners do their major work — kitchens, bathrooms, rewires and lofts.

Homes here go for about £675,000 — the median of the last 6 market sales in SG8 6DZ, £235,200 to £975,000.

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Planning constraints

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