Beaufort Place Thompsons Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AG Data via plota.co.uk

25/0918/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

Row of x11 Robinia - Re-pollard by 2m to 1m above original pollard heads. Remove deadwood Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
14 Oct 2025

Approved on 14 Oct 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Historic Core 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m; Flood defence 7 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Scheduled monument 221 m away: Cambridge Castle mound; Registered park or garden 202 m away: St John's College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1916 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Open access land 50 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB5 8AG
Received
3 Sept 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
14 Oct 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 5 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
662decided 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 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.