9 Cavendish Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7UP Data via plota.co.uk

25/0682/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

T2 - Walnut - Reduce spread above driveway of No9a only by 2m back to previous pruning points Taper into remainder of canopy. Raise canopy by 1m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
21 Aug 2025

Approved on 21 Aug 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Protected tree 13 m away: Cavendish Avenue, order 21/2002; National infrastructure project 554 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 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 £400,000 in January 1998. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 1998£400,000

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

Building

Floor area94 m² (1,012 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingElectric storage heaters, Room heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, 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 TPO trees
Postcode
CB1 7UP
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Queen Ediths
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
21 Aug 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days slower 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 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

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.