25 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0977/TTCA - Works to CA trees Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Cherry tree - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 7

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 153 Photographs · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Mill Road 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB1 2BU
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
town and country treesurgery

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
246decided 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
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

2025 Approved
8 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
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2025 Approved
8 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Robinia trees x4 - Crown reduce by up to 1m in height and by up to 1.5m around the sides.
25/0903/TTCA
2025 Approved
4 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Maple Tree - Pollarding approx 5m(as carried out previously).
25/0356/TTCA
2025 Approved
4 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Maple Tree - Pollarding approx 5m(as carried out previously).
25/0356/TTCA
2025 Approved
30 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Removal of existing hardstanding and bin enclosure and replace with planting, porous resi…
25/00289/HFUL
2025 Approved
30 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Removal of existing hardstanding and bin enclosure and replace with planting, porous resi…
25/00289/HFUL
2025 Approved
6 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Ornamental Crab Apple - Remove
25/0176/TTCA
2025 Approved
6 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Ornamental Crab Apple - Remove
25/0176/TTCA
2025 Approved
3 Tenison Court Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EF
T1 - Maple - 2m sympathetic crown reduction to growth points where necessary to near prev…
25/0222/TTCA
2025 Approved
3 Tenison Court Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EF
T1 - Maple - 2m sympathetic crown reduction to growth points where necessary to near prev…
25/0222/TTCA
2024 Approved
22 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Sycamore - re-pollard down to pollard head at 3m (reduce by 4m).
24/1419/TTCA
2024 Approved
22 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
Sycamore - re-pollard down to pollard head at 3m (reduce by 4m).
24/1419/TTCA
2024 Approved
18 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
T1 - Plum x 6ms in height: reduce live growth by 1.5ms. Remove regrowth overhanging neigh…
24/1333/TTCA
2024 Approved
18 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
T1 - Plum x 6ms in height: reduce live growth by 1.5ms. Remove regrowth overhanging neigh…
24/1333/TTCA
2024 Approved
37 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BX
T1 Apple Reduce by 2m and remove water shoots to maintain size of tree.
24/1254/TTCA
2024 Approved
37 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BX
T1 Apple Reduce by 2m and remove water shoots to maintain size of tree.
24/1254/TTCA
2024 Approved
11 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
Magnolia - reduce height and spared on all sides by 1-2m and shape round.
24/1305/TTCA
2024 Approved
11 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
Magnolia - reduce height and spared on all sides by 1-2m and shape round.
24/1305/TTCA
2024 Approved
17 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
T1 - Rowan and T2 - Birch - Reduce by approximately 2m.
24/1000/TTCA
2024 Approved
17 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
T1 - Rowan and T2 - Birch - Reduce by approximately 2m.
24/1000/TTCA
2017 Approved
30 St Barnabas Road Cambridge CB1 2BY
Lime - Fell
17/231/TTCA
2017 Approved
30 St Barnabas Road Cambridge CB1 2BY
Lime - Fell
17/231/TTCA
2017 Refused
11 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
T1: Confier - fell
17/196/TTCA
2017 Refused
11 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BU
T1: Confier - fell
17/196/TTCA
2017 Approved
40 St Barnabas Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2BY
1: Crab Apple - Crown reduce by 2-2.5m to create a uniform shape.2: Weeping Ash - Crown r…
17/189/TTCA
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