16 Brunswick Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/1114/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Rowan (rear garden) - Crown thinning of 20% to allow more light into the house/garden. Crown reduction of 1.5m from the top of the tree and reduction of overhang into the garden of No. 15 Brunswick Gardens Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
5 Nov 2025

Approved on 5 Nov 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTO OF ROWAN TREE 2025 Photographs · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Riverside 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 ↗
Protected tree 8 m away: 16 Brunswick Gardens, order 05/2017
3 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
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Tree record ↗
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-10, Brunswick Walk, Grade II, 21 m away · 10 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1071 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Priority habitat 37 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; Open access land 36 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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
CB5 8DQ
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
5 Nov 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 6 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 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T1 Rowan at rear - Crown thin 20% and Crown reduce 1.5m from the top of the tree
23/1270/TTCA
2023 Approved
T1 Rowan at rear - Crown thin 20% and Crown reduce 1.5m from the top of the tree
23/1270/TTCA
2019 Approved
Silver Birch, Remove.
19/180/TTPO
2019 Approved
Silver Birch, Remove.
19/180/TTPO
2017 Decided
a: Rowan - Crown thin by 20%,, crown reduction of 1.5m in heightb: Birch - Crown reductio…
17/095/TTCA
2017 Decided
a: Rowan - Crown thin by 20%,, crown reduction of 1.5m in heightb: Birch - Crown reductio…
17/095/TTCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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25/02457/LBC
2025 Approved
41 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE
Demolition of the existing steps, installation of two underpins, rebuild the steps includ…
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2025 Approved
26 Brunswick Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DG
To remove a dead and dangerous Robinia tree (T1) that stands 9m in height.
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2025 Approved
26 Brunswick Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DG
To remove a dead and dangerous Robinia tree (T1) that stands 9m in height.
25/0555/TTCA
2024 Approved
14 Brunswick Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DQ
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration
24/04573/HFUL
2024 Approved
14 Brunswick Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DQ
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration
24/04573/HFUL
2024 Refused
41 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE
Demolition of the existing steps, installation of 2 No. underpins, rebuilding of the step…
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2024 Refused
41 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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24/0618/TTCA
2024 Approved
25 Brunswick Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DG
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24/0618/TTCA
2024 Approved
57 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE
Underpinning and associated structural repairs to front of the property.
24/01502/LBC
2024 Approved
57 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE
Underpinning and associated structural repairs to front of the property.
24/01502/LBC
2018 Approved
32 Maids Causeway Cambridge CB5 8DD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1512/FUL
2018 Approved
32 Maids Causeway Cambridge CB5 8DD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1513/LBC
2018 Approved
32 Maids Causeway Cambridge CB5 8DD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1512/FUL
2018 Approved
14 Brunswick Gardens Cambridge CB5 8DQ
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18/516/TTCA
2018 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
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

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.