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26/0944/TTCA - Works to CA trees Pending
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Silver Lime - Silver Lime - Cut back to clear building by 3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

West Cambridge 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 20 m away: King's College
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 472 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB3 9DW
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Newnham
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mercer Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
246decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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