12 Water Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1PA Data via plota.co.uk

25/0901/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

2 - Horse Chestnut in rear garden - Reduce to previous pruning points. Reduce overall by 0.4m 6 - Hawthorn at front - Remove major and obvious dead wood and trim all over to previous points, Reduce overall by 0.6m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Validated
16 Sept 2025
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Approved
14 Oct 2025

Approved on 14 Oct 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Ferry Lane 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 ↗
Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5 (Green Dragon Inn) and 7-11 Water Street, Grade II, 24 m away · 4 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
National infrastructure project 1600 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation; Flood defence 17 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Green belt 24 m away: Cambridge; Priority habitat 45 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; Open access land 44 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB4 1PA
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2025
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
14 Oct 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Landscape Service Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 8 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 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

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