St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP Data via plota.co.uk
25/0889/TTCA - Works to CA trees
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Proposal
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20 Aug 2025
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26 Sept 2025
Approved on 26 Sept 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 7
Grade I listed: St John's College, the Buildings Surrounding the First, Second and Third Courts
List entry 1332216 · The pin is inside its outline · 72 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 57 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.
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- 17 mRichardson Candle group in St Johns Street and north Trinity StreetGrade II
- 18 mThe Divinity SchoolGrade II
- 18 mRailings Round Churchyard of the Destroyed Church of All SaintsGrade II
- 26 mSt John's College, Gateway to St John's Street to South of the College BuildingsGrade I
- 29 mSt John's College, Screen Between the Chapel and the East Range of First CourtGrade II
- 32 mTrinity College, The Buildings surrounding Great Court, Nevile's Court and New Court, and including King's HostelGrade I
- 37 m11, St John's StreetGrade II
- 40 mCross in the Churchyard of the Destroyed Church of All SaintsGrade II
- 41 m12, St John's StreetGrade II
- 43 mLichfield HouseGrade II
- 48 m13, St John's StreetGrade II
- 49 m2, All Saints PassageGrade II
- 54 m14 and 15, St John's StreetGrade II
- 54 mEntrance Doorway to No 70 and No 70 (the Flying Stag) to RearGrade II
- 55 mRichardson Candle wall mounted lamps attached to 16, 19, 24, 27, 35 and 38 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 56 mWhewell's Court, Trinity CollegeGrade II
- 58 m4, All Saints PassageGrade II
- 62 m68, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 63 mSt John's College, Gates of Chapel Court Yard Onto St John's StreetGrade II
- 63 m66, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 63 m67, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 64 m63-65, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 65 mTrinity College, Two Lamp Standards Outside the Great Gate on Trinity StreetGrade II
- 66 m69, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 71 m5-7, All Saints PaasageGrade II
- 72 mJunior Parlour Trinity CollegeGrade II
- 81 m26 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 81 m20 and 21, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 82 m73, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 85 m8 and 9, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 89 m4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 89 mTrinity College, Statue in Whewell's CourtGrade II
- 91 mTrinity College, Sundial in Great CourtGrade II
- 94 m3, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 95 mChurch of the Holy SepulchreGrade I
- 96 mTrinity College, Wall Running West North West From the Master's Lodge to the RiverGrade II
- 96 m16, ROUND CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 96 m19, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 97 m1 and 2, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 98 m27 and 28, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 104 mTrinity College, Angel CourtGrade II
- 105 mBlue Boar HotelGrade II
- 106 mTrinity College, Fountain in Great CourtGrade I
- 108 m1-4, Jesus LaneGrade II
- 110 m29, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 112 m15 and 16, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 112 m35, 36 and 37, Sidney StreetGrade II
- 114 m30 and 31, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 115 mThe Mitre Public HouseGrade II
- 115 m16 and 16a, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 116 mSt John's College, Gateway to Kitchen Yard to East of Old BridgeGrade I
- 119 mUniversity Pitt ClubGrade II
- 120 mCambridge Union Society Building Union Society BuildingGrade II
- 123 mThe Baron of Beef Public HouseGrade II
- 124 m15, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 126 m32, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 130 m14, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 133 m33 and 34, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 136 mChurch of St ClementGrade II*
- 137 m10, Green StreetGrade II
- 138 m13, Trinity StreetGrade II*
- 138 mSt John's College, New CourtGrade I
- 138 mSidney Sussex College, the Buildings Surrounding Hall Court and Chapel CourtGrade I
- 139 mSt John's College, Gateway and Piers Adjoining the Old BridgeGrade I
- 140 mSt John's College, Old BridgeGrade I
- 143 m35-37, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 143 mSidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel CourtGrade II
- 144 m8-10, Jesus LaneGrade II
- 145 m3-7, Green StreetGrade II
- 146 mSidney Sussex College, Cloister CourtGrade II*
- 147 mSt John's College, New BridgeGrade I
- 147 mSt John's College, Master's LodgeGrade II
Registered park or garden: St John's College
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Core 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.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1768 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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one37d
Council36d
UK37d
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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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2025
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T123: Oak - Reduce subsiding limbs riverside by 3m and field side by 2m to reduce end wei…
2025
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2025
Approved
To fly the Progress Flag on the first and last days of February, on any Saturday in Febru…
2025
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T131 Mature Sycamore x 18ms high ~ significant infection with Sooty Bark Disease and exte…
2025
Approved
T131 Mature Sycamore x 18ms high ~ significant infection with Sooty Bark Disease and exte…
2024
Approved
T281 - LONDON PLANE x 24ms high - Raise low crown over river to 4.5ms and remaining low c…
2024
Approved
T281 - LONDON PLANE x 24ms high - Raise low crown over river to 4.5ms and remaining low c…
2024
Approved
Stonework conservation and redecoration of the outer facade of the Great Gate.
2024
Approved
Stonework conservation and redecoration of the outer facade of the Great Gate.
2023
Approved
I would like to crown lift one mature Beech tree and one mature Sycamore tree by up to 3m…
2023
Approved
I would like to crown lift one mature Beech tree and one mature Sycamore tree by up to 3m…
2019
Withdrawn
T31 Sycamore: Remove.T44, T45, T46, T49, T50, T53, T54 Alder: Reduce height by 4m.T59 Syc…
2019
Withdrawn
T31 Sycamore: Remove.T44, T45, T46, T49, T50, T53, T54 Alder: Reduce height by 4m.T59 Syc…
2018
Approved
2 x Yew trees at entrance to College (Eagle Gates) on Queen's Road - Top and fell to grou…
2018
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2 x Yew trees at entrance to College (Eagle Gates) on Queen's Road - Top and fell to grou…
2017
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Replacement of existing softwood floor boards in Combination Room and Small Combination R…
2017
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Replacement of existing softwood floor boards in Combination Room and Small Combination R…
2016
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2016
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T145 - Sycamore: fell
2016
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T145 - Sycamore: fell
2016
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2016
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Second Court St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Fire precautions, fire detection and emergency lighting.
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
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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%).
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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
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