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25/1151/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 and T2: 2 x Conifer - Fell T3: Laburnum - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2025
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Approved
14 Nov 2025

Approved on 14 Nov 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, 1A and 1B, Water Street, Grade II, 27 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
Public footpath 29 m away; National infrastructure project 1630 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation; Flood defence 31 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Green belt 40 m away: Cambridge.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £358,750 in August 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

21 August 2025£358,750
5 September 2003£195,000

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

Building

Floor area41 m² (441 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 3 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, 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 1PA
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2025
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
14 Nov 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eden Tree Specialists Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 4 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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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

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

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.