44 Victoria Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/1032/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

5 Day Notice emergency tree work Gleditsia - clear fallen limbs from garden. Reduce height of remaining stems by approximately 2.5m. Reduce spread of remaining stems by approximately 1.5 - 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Castle And Victoria 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1982 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 listed building at the site

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 2

Last sold for £495,000 in August 2005. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 August 2005£495,000
29 February 1996£110,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB4 3EL
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
West Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 31 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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