Cambridge University Botanic Garden Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
G1: x5 No Trachycarpus fortunei - Fell trees to ground level Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Cambridge
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Postcode
- CB2 1JF
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Petersfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden
How this decision compares
Decided in 33 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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