Kings College, Garden Hostel West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0505/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Poplar T1 - Reduce height by 7metres and sides by 5metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Registered park or garden 20 m away: King's College
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 472 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 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.

Building

Floor area2,642 m² (28,438 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 42)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Universities and colleges
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB3 9DW
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mercer Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 15 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
677decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2025 Approved
Photovoltaic panels and safety guardrail to existing rooftop
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Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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T1: Holm Oak - reduce middle and top Northerly crown over building by 2.5 meters maintain…
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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21/04271/LBC
2018 Approved
Garden Hostel Kings College West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Condition 3 - AMS and TPP
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2018 Approved
Garden Hostel Kings College West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Condition 3 - AMS and TPP
17/1802/COND3
2019
Kings College, Garden Hostel West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Section 73 application to vary and remove various conditions, including removal of condit…
19/0154/S73
2019
Kings College, Garden Hostel West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Section 73 application to vary and remove various conditions, including removal of condit…
19/0154/S73
2017 Approved
Garden Hostel Kings College West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Construction of timber building to be used as a gardeners storage/office.
17/1802/FUL
2017 Approved
Garden Hostel Kings College West Road Cambridge CB3 9DW
Construction of timber building to be used as a gardeners storage/office.
17/1802/FUL
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.