The Leys School Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/1101/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T2 - Whitebeam - reduce load by thinning out end branches - over extended lateral to north beginning to subside due to load - risk of collapse T8 - Turkey Oak - remove major and moderate deadwood and crown lift to clear top of fencing by 1m - shortening branches by 2-3m - risk of collapse - low branches interfering with tennis court and adjacent house T13 - Broad leaf Lime - pollard to 5m above ground level - loss of integrity of main stem, risk complete or partial collapse adjacent to site access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: The Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V Gateway
List entry 1126070 · The pin is inside its outline · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 16 with distances
Historic England ↗
New Town And Glisson 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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 160 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument 101 m away: Hobson's Conduit
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 11 m away: Leys School, Trumpington Road; Registered park or garden 239 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1032 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB2 7AD
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
449decided 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

No public comments yet.

39 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 3 (arboricultural protection) of planning per…
24/02751/CONDA
2025 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 3 (arboricultural protection) of planning per…
24/02751/CONDA
2024 Approved
Timber-framed, slate roof external entrance canopy to Dining Hall
24/02751/FUL
2024 Approved
Timber-framed, slate roof external entrance canopy to Dining Hall
24/02751/FUL
2017 Approved
T1 Wellingtonia - fell
17/454/TTCA
2017 Approved
T1 Wellingtonia - fell
17/454/TTCA
2017 Decided
T1: Beech - lower crown by 5-6m to appropriate pruning pointsT2: Beech - fell 1 of 4 youn…
17/049/TTPO
2017 Decided
T1: Beech - lower crown by 5-6m to appropriate pruning pointsT2: Beech - fell 1 of 4 youn…
17/049/TTPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Decided
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
The Kings Building The Leys School Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
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25/02399/FUL
2025 Approved
The Kings Building The Leys School Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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T1- Cotoneaster- in severe decline -remove to ground level.
24/0940/TTCA
2024 Refused
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T1: Lime tree - Crown reduce by 2m to maintain the tree at no more that its current size…
24/0339/TTPO
2024 Refused
12 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
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2024 Withdrawn
The Leys School, Dining Hall Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
Timber framed, slate roof, external entrance canopy to Dining Hall
24/00065/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
The Leys School, Dining Hall Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
Timber framed, slate roof, external entrance canopy to Dining Hall
24/00065/FUL
2023 Approved
19 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
T1 Cedar - Crown reduce north side by 4.5m (upper crown only). Crown reduce east side by…
23/0732/TTPO
2023 Approved
19 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
T1 Cedar - Crown reduce north side by 4.5m (upper crown only). Crown reduce east side by…
23/0732/TTPO
2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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