210 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/1272/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

5 DAYS NOTICE - Poplar tree - Tree failed in the storm and will be reduced to the height to fence level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Oct 2026
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Approved
2 Nov 2026

Approved on 2 Nov 2026 · Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF FIVE DAY NOTICE LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 DAYS NOTICE APPROVAL Application Information · 28 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE PHOTO Photographs · 28 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Chesterton 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 214 Chesterton Road, Grade II, 16 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 215 m away: Chesterton Abbey; Local nature reserve 475 m away: Logan's Meadow; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1033 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £270,000 in January 2005. Detached house, freehold.

4 January 2005£270,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (82 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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
CB4 1NE
Received
28 Oct 2026
Validated
28 Oct 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 31 days faster 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 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.