28 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0665/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T70 oak. Fell to ground level and grind stump. Reason: in terminal decline. Replace with two English oaks (Quercus robur) planted as light standards, 6 to 8 cm girth measured at 1 m above ground level, with an overall height of approximately 1.75 to 2 m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 193 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 14 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB2 8PS
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Queen Ediths
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sharon Hosegood Associates
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 22 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

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
6 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PS
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
7 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PP
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2022 Approved
7 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PP
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
8 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
Ash (T1) - fell Sycamore (T2) - fell Sycamore (T3) - fell
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2021 Approved
8 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
Ash (T1) - fell Sycamore (T2) - fell Sycamore (T3) - fell
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2021 Approved
6 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
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2021 Approved
6 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
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2021 Approved
20 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PS
T1(in green on sketch map), Ash- severe ash die back, remove
21/0054/TTPO
2021 Approved
20 Long Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PS
T1(in green on sketch map), Ash- severe ash die back, remove
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2021
20 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
T2(in blue on sketch map), Ash- severe ash die back, remove
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2021
20 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
T2(in blue on sketch map), Ash- severe ash die back, remove
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2020 Approved
20 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
Henslow House 18 Long Road Cambridge CB2 8PS
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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

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