12 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Conifer - Reduce height by 4-5m (approx 1/3) and shorten lateral branches by 1-2m. Reason - Tree is encroaching over neighbour's building and blocking light to windows. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Cambridge
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- CB2 7EB
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Town & Country Tree Surgery
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 20 days faster than Cambridge's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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