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

26/0745/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

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

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

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

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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; National infrastructure project 1666 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; SSSI 453 m away: Traveller's Rest Pit SSSI; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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 £1,450,000 in May 2022. Detached house, freehold.

20 May 2022£1,450,000

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

Building

Floor area182 m² (1,959 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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 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, 7 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
677decided 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

Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Decided
T2 to T5 - 4x Sycamores - Fell - all with serious decay.
16/220/TTPO
2016 Decided
T2 to T5 - 4x Sycamores - Fell - all with serious decay.
16/220/TTPO
2016 Approved
T2-T5 -Sycamores - fell
16/164/TTPO
2016 Approved
T1 - Larch: Fell - becoming a structural concern to both applicant and neighbour.
16/153/TTCA
2016 Approved
T2-T5 -Sycamores - fell
16/164/TTPO
2016 Approved
T1 - Larch: Fell - becoming a structural concern to both applicant and neighbour.
16/153/TTCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Withdrawn
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T1 - Tulip Tree in decline, Remove to ground level.
24/0478/TTCA
2024 Withdrawn
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T1 - Tulip Tree in decline, Remove to ground level.
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2023 Approved
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Installation of solar panels on existing main dwelling flat roof.
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2023 Approved
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Installation of solar panels on existing main dwelling flat roof.
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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T1 - Tulip, Reduce by approximately 2m.
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2023 Approved
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Installation of solar panels on existing main dwelling flat roof.
23/03698/LBC
2023 Approved
Salix Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Installation of solar panels on existing main dwelling flat roof.
23/03698/LBC
2023 Approved
Field House Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Crab Apple - crown reduce by 2-3m above drive to Field House and stem above road
23/1222/TTCA
2023 Approved
Field House Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
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23/1222/TTCA
2023 Approved
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Weeping Willow - Decayed stem - Remove upper knuckle reducing stem by approximately 2m to…
23/0433/TTCA
2023 Approved
Willow House Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Weeping Willow - Decayed stem - Remove upper knuckle reducing stem by approximately 2m to…
23/0433/TTCA
2023 Approved
7 Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
T1 - Ivy Clad Ash - Remove limb over hanging boundary into neighbouring dwelling - Salix
23/0270/TTCA
2023 Approved
7 Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
T1 - Ivy Clad Ash - Remove limb over hanging boundary into neighbouring dwelling - Salix
23/0270/TTCA
2016 Approved
Willow House Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY
Poplar species to pollard to 3m (marked with white cross)
16/209/TTPO
2016 Approved
Salix Conduit Head Road Cambridge CB3 0EY
New render on all elevations application to improve existing rendered family dwelling
16/0807/LBC
2016 Approved
Salix Conduit Head Road Cambridge CB3 0EY
New render on all elevations application to improve existing rendered family dwelling
16/0807/LBC
2016 Approved
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New render on all elevations application to improve existing rendered dwelling
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2016 Approved
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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

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.