18 Benson Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T2: Yew at end of garden on left hand side - Fell and grind stump T5: x2 Wild Plums on right hand side of path - Fell and grind stump Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, 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 3QJ
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eastern Landscape Service Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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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