179 Sturton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Yew - Reduce height by approximately 1 - 1.5m and reduce spread on all sides by up to 1m to shape. Reason - Conflicting with roof/gutters/house and multiple phone lines above. Maintain tree in size suitable for restricted site. 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 7
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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 3
Last sold for £1,134,000 in August 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2016, 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
- CB1 2QH
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Petersfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eastern Tree Surgery
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 40 days from validation, 4 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. 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.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 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%).
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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