180 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0593/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Silver Birch tree estimate 12m tall, top half seems to be dead or dying, would like to prune the top 6m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM INVALID Application Information · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Chesterton 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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Chesterton Hall, Grade II, 29 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1112 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £315,000 in August 2000. Detached house, freehold.

4 August 2000£315,000
12 July 1996£168,000

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

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB4 1NE
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 8 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
662decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
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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
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