17 Petworth Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single small/medium-sized holly tree located in rear garden to be dismantled in sections down to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Oct 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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 1
Last sold for £72,000 in February 1996. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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