Bin Store Fellows Garden Trinity College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/0472/TTCA Decided

Proposal

T775 - Oak (tree overhanging the Gardeners yard) - remove upper crown The tree lost its upper crown around forty years ago. It was tidied up and left with more or less, a high pollard top to it. I understand there was no option following the amount of breakage. It has responded by producing callus growth around the top cuts which in turn grew new stems. These stems are growing at angles making them vulnerable to breakage themselves. The potential problem is compounded by forty years of decay from the original pruning cut. Given the questionable condition of the rest of the tree I think it is necessary to remove all of the regeneration back to points around 0.5m from the previous top cut. If any small growing points can be retained they should be left on. This will eliminate the risk of these, now heavy, pollard growths, from failing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 May 2026
Decided
25 Jun 2026

Decided on 25 Jun 2026 · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Important details

Postcode
CB3 9AJ
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
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South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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South Cambridgeshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026