59 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
A: Fig (current height 5.8m) - Proposed crown reduction by 1.5m (decrease height of tree and aid wind resistance) B: Amelanchier (current height 5.5m) - Crown reduction by 0.75m C: Star Magnolia (current height 3.35m) - Crown thin by 10% (to be conducted mid summer 2026). Removal of small branches crossing and rubbing to improve air flow and light D: Plum (current height 3.4m) - Crown reduction by 0.5m (improve light and airflow and wind resistance) E: Magnolia (current height 3m) - Crown thin by 10% (to be conducted mid summer 2026) F: Malus (current height 3.35m) - Crown thin by 10% to maintain tree health and reduce wind resistance, increase light and air circulation. Remove intertwining branches to maintain balanced branch structure G: Cherry (current height 4m) - Crown thin by 10% to maintain tree health and reduce wind resistance, increase light and air circulation. Remove intertwining branches to maintain balanced branch structure H: Cherry (current height 4m) - Crown thin by 10% to maintain tree health and reduce wind resistance, increase light and air circulation. Remove intertwining branches to maintain balanced branch structure Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Dec 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 3
Other documents 20
Site constraints 6
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- 16 m39-53, Maid's CausewayGrade II
- 20 mFootway and Iron Railings Stretching From the Short Street Corner Outside Number 2 to Number 70Grade II
- 49 m32-50, Maid's CausewayGrade II
- 50 m73, Maid's CausewayGrade II
- 87 m27-33, Maid's CausewayGrade II
- 89 m6 and 8, Newmarket RoadGrade II
- 100 m1-10, Brunswick WalkGrade II
- 123 m17, Fitzroy StreetGrade II
- 134 mChurchyard Wall and Railings and Parish Room of Christ ChurchGrade II
- 136 mChurch Army Hostel.Grade II
- 146 mThe Brick Wall Joining Number 20 to Number 1 Fair StreetGrade II
- 149 mChurch of Christ ChurchGrade II
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 3
Last sold for £1,295,000 in May 2023. 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 June 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 29 days from validation, 7 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →
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Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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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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