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St Marys Church Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire
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St Marys Church Church Street Great Shelford Cambridgeshire
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View council mapT1 Mature Beech tree - the works are all below ground and the intention is to hand dig for all of the drainage works so as to navigate and retain the larger roots. Small roots of up to 40mm diameter may be hand pruned if necessary. The soakaway shall be located outside the root protection area which is some 14.4m away from the tree, being 12 x 1.2m (1.2m being the diameter of the tree). If necessary the soakaway, and proposed catchpit, shall be located further away from large tree roots.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| EMAIL FOR TREE WORKSApplication Information · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING QI PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING CHANCEL PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING CHANCEL ROOF PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOS 1 OF 7Photographs · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOS 2 OF 7Photographs · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOS 3 OF 7Photographs · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PHOTOS 4 OF 7Photographs · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED CHANCEL PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| NEW GULLY, CATCHPIT AND SOAKAWAYDrawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NEW RWP NO.10Drawings · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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