174B Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/1211/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

3 x Lime - Reduce spread only on west side by 2m to clear building by 2 - 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
9 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Homerton College Trumpington House, Grade II, 24 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 5 m away: Homerton College; National infrastructure project 124 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £565,000 in November 2012. Detached house, freehold.

6 November 2012£565,000New build

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

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB2 8PQ
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Queen Ediths
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eastern Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 7 days slower than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
662decided 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 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.