Freeland Rees Roberts 25 City Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1DP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Gleditsia - Reduce height by 2m, reduce spread on all sides by 2 -2.5m back to suitable growth points and raise canopy to clear all roofs below by 1.5m. Reason - Branches touching roofs, over extended canopy on all sides,Major limb failure, increased risk of further failures Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Tree - Delegated (CBG) · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 9 with distances
- 13 mNumbers 1, 1a, 2 and 3 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 37 m1-42, Eden StreetGrade II
- 63 m1-16, Melbourne PlaceGrade II
- 69 m3-9, Portland PlaceGrade II
- 100 m16, Orchard StreetGrade II
- 102 m1-9, Jesus TerraceGrade II
- 116 mNos. 1-32 and 35-48 New SquareGrade II
- 121 m10, Jesus TerraceGrade II
- 123 m9A, ORCHARD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
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 1
Last sold for £730,000 in May 2006. Detached house, freehold.
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
- CB1 1DP
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Eastern Tree Surgery Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 12 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% 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.
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
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
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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