Wytherton Summerfield Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0939/TTCA - Works to CA trees Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 & T2 - Cedar Trees - to reduce the lateral limbs by up to 2m to suitable growing points, to mitigate against further failure. (one tree has lost a limb) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF IMAGE (14) Photographs · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

West Cambridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve 209 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Green belt 43 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB3 9HE
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Newnham
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
masons tree contractors ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
246decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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25/00569/HFUL
2025 Approved
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25/00569/HFUL
2024 Withdrawn
Replace existing boundary fence
24/02278/HFUL
2024 Withdrawn
Replace existing boundary fence
24/02278/HFUL
2022 Refused
Introduction of a medical healthcare facility (Class E, Part E) at ground floor with two…
22/03175/FUL
2022 Refused
Introduction of a medical healthcare facility (Class E, Part E) at ground floor with two…
22/03175/FUL
2016 Approved
Ground floor extension and enclosing of existing yard
16/0231/FUL
2016 Approved
Ground floor extension and enclosing of existing yard
16/0231/FUL
Within ~100m

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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Cambridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings