72 Hills Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7XB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Mature Silver Birch - The proposal is to cut the low branch which drapes across the driveway close to the main trunk of the silver birch - it will not be cut flush with the trunk so the tree heals properly Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 28 Aug 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 3
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 £495,000 in February 2011. Semi-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 November 2010, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 5 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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