18 Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0745/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved

Proposal

Sycamore(Rear boundary)20ms high - Reduce by 12ms to leave at approx 8ms high and at safe height, below falling distance into garden area or field / paddock area to rear of tree belt, Reason - Dying from sooty bark disease. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Conduit Head 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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 453 m away: Traveller's Rest Pit SSSI; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB3 0EY
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 6 days slower than Cambridge's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

2comments received
2 neutral

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

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