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26/1066/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

5 Days notice T1 - Mature crack willow with a failed stem overhanging the public footpath and neighbouring property, presenting an immediate risk to persons and property. We request to reduce/remove the failed stem back to approximately 2m in height to make the tree safe and remove the overhang from the footpath and neighbouring property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

21 Sept 2026

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Approved

25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 4

West Cambridge 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.

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Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

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
Received: 21 Sept 2026
Validated: 21 Sept 2026
Ward: Newnham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Sept 2026
Decision: Have No Objection To
Decision date: 25 Sept 2026
Decision level: Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Agent: Shelford Tree Service Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 32 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one4d

Council36d

UK36d

93%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

449decided 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.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 26 Sept 2026
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

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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