Works to laterally reduce 10no. leylandii trees back to residential boundary line of School House, covered by Tree Preservation Order SGTPO 633 dated 9th September 2009

Amendments to planning permission dated 9th March 2023 (RN: 22/06526/COFUL) for Variation of conditions 1 and 15 of planning permission dated 19/11/2020 (RN 19/06451/COFUL) for the redevelopment of existing play space to provide a new building comprising a flexible Class D1 (non-residential institutions) use at ground floor level, 14 x affordable house units (7 x 1-bed and 7 x 2-bed) on first to fifth floors with associated terraces/balconies (Class C3); associated access and other works including a subterranean rainwater harvesting tank; new plant, cycle parking, refuse storage and landscaping. Removal of existing boundary railings and brick wall base adjoining Paddington Street Gardens North and construction of new boundary wall: NAMELY; to amend the wording of Condition 14 to allow for further works to two trees (T4 and T14).

Non material amendment to application 21/P/1220/RM (reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 425 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), 300 sq m commercial floorspace (Use Class E), along with associated open space and landscaping, including discharge of conditions 3 (Reserved Matters), 11 (access for rhyne/watercourse maintenance), 13 (foul water disposal), 14 and 15 (hard and soft landscaping), 16 (landscape management plan), 17 (tree protection fencing), 20 (detailed highways plans), 23 (landscape ecological management plan), 24 (dark vegetated corridor), 25 (ecological constraints plan), 30 (energy strategy), 31 (finished levels), 32 and 33 (materials samples), 34 (boundary enclosures) and 35 (service equipment) associated to outline planning permission (ref. 16/P/2758/RG4 amended by 20/P/0692/NMA)) to allow for revision of house type plans and elevations affecting 4x housetypes.

Extension 1. The application is for a renewal of an identical application that was approved in 2016. 2. The site currently accommodates a small house and two sheds. It is bounded by residential property on two sides, a paddock to the rear and is on the residential fringe of Westleton. The prevailing scale in the neighbourhood is varied with traditional one and two storey dwellings with one much larger property next door. 3. The existing house is to be extended to provide a single storey garage and an additional bedroom and ground floor bathroom to make the accommodation more modern and flexible. 4. The proposed dwelling will have no openings onto neighbouring properties and is screened by hedges and fences with the principal trees and boundary hedging and fencing being retained. 5. Highway access, bin and oil storage will be unchanged. 6. The exception is to increase the height of the existing perimeter willow fence to up to 3 meters (to graduate up after a minimum of 4 meters from the roadway) along the boundary between the cottage and the new building next door to improve privacy for both buildings following the new build increasing the land elevation in their back garden and increased scale of overlooking windows. 7. External materials are limited to brick and tiling compatible with local styles. 8. No biodiversity issues are presented by the proposals. 9. The site has been checked for contamination in 2017 and 2019 with no issues being found. 10. The site is not within a Conservation Area and the building is not listed.

All treework is at The Elms, a pocket of land between Norlesden House and Fairmount Residential Care Home: G1 Row of small Robinia pseudoacacia (Robinia) on rear left boundary in neighbouring property The Elms including one small sycamore sapling within group - - Trim/reduce to just inside the boundary line. G2 Group of Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) on rear left boundary in neighbouring property The Elms - - Trim/reduce to just inside the boundary line. G3 Row of mixed trees in neighbouring property The Elms running along the length of tennis court - Trim/reduce to just inside the boundary line. SUBJECT TO TPO 2339 (2.11.2009)

Demolition of former residential care home building and external facilities (excluding all trees and boundary features)

Discharge of conditions 5- Tree Barriers, 9-Boundary Treatments, 11-Levels, and 13-Bats on planning approval PL/2022/00367/PPFL-Demolition of existing residential dwelling with replacement new-build residential dwelling with associated access alterations [previously approved under householder application PL/2021/02638/MINFHO - Single and two storey front and single storey rear extensions to existing dwelling with raised eaves and ridge providing additional accommodation, including altered access and boundary treatments. Alterations and extensions to existing pool house to rear garden including associated parking and landscaping changes.]

The requested work involves the removal of Pine tree, T7 that is currently protected under TPO No: 0004 (2021). The tree is in very poor health (very little live wood in evidence), assessed to be in a state of declining health and unlikely to recover. The tree is a large specimen, 16m in height and located on the southern boundary of 237 Hills Road, Cambridge, directly adjacent to the Public Highway of Hills Avenue. The tree is also located close to the nearby residential property of Tirnalia House, please refer to Grid Ref: Easting / Northing (546432.28 / 256082.12). The probable cause of decline is Phytophthora disease, which is known to be a soil borne disease and therefore likely to have entered the tree via its roots causing damage to the root system. In a state of ill heath (rapid decline) and with a weakened root system, the tree is predisposed to tree failure / wind throw, especially in high gales. Being positioned close to the Public Highway and residential property, if the tree were to fail, the potential for significant damage to property or injury to persons are assessed as significant.

Reserved matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the development of 262 dwellings including the community facility and apartments within the local centre (Zone 3) pursuant to outline approval DA/2011/0666 mixed use development comprising of up to 1050 dwellings (C3), B1 employment, residential care home (C2),park and ride facility of up to 500 spaces, local centre (A1/A2/A3/A5), primary school, public open space and associated highways and drainage infrastructure approval 6.11.2018 and approval of Condition 11 (boundary treatments), Condition 12 (street lighting), Condition 13 (finish floor levels), Condition 17 (open space details), Condition 18 (engineering, highway, drainage and landscaping details), Condition 26 (secured by design details), Condition 27 (electric charging), Condition 28 (tree protection), Condition 31 (badger mitigation) and Condition 32 (species survey).

Approval of details pursuant to conditions 27 (Tree Protection Plan), 29 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 30 (Arboricultural Site Supervision and Tree Protection Monitoring) of planning permission ref : 18/04183/FUL (Application for Full Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the demolition of the existing Oval House Theatre and the construction of a part five part six storey hotel building (Use Class C1), comprising 95 bedrooms, ancillary bar and restaurant and associated landscaping, servicing, on-site parking and new boundary treatment; and refurbishment of the Grade II listed White House building consisting of the replacement of a modern single storey rear extension, the removal of modern internal partitions, change of use of lower floors of the White House from ancillary theatre office (sui generis) to office (Use Class B1a) and the change of use of the second floor from office (Use Class B1a) to temporary residential accommodation (Sui Generis)) granted on 21.06.2019.