37 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0781/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved

Proposal

5 Day Notice to remove a dead silver birch tree that is on the pathway and is potential emergency. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

De Freville 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to CA trees
Postcode
CB4 1HW
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
West Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anglia Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 7 days faster than Cambridge's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
246decided 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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