Fanshawe House 32 Selwyn Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0642/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Refused

Proposal

T1 06/2000 to reduce a beach tree that stands approximately 20 meters tall to be reduced by 5 meters overall. T2 06/2000 to reduce a sycamore tree that stands approximately 17 meters tall to be reduced by 4 meters overall reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
19 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Aug 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
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
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
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 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 1

Last sold for £536,000 in April 2000. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 April 2000£536,000New build

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 TPO trees
Postcode
CB3 9AY
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anglia tree care

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 21 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 3% 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Aug 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