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26/0845/TTCA - Works to CA trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Prunus - Crown reduction of 1.5 meters with a finished height of 5 meters. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Tree - Officer (SCDC) · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Mill Road 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 28 m away: Mill Road Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 401 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 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.

Building

Floor area139 m² (1,496 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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 CA trees
Postcode
CB1 2AB
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Have No Objection To
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Foxcotte Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 11 days faster than Cambridge's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
449decided 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 4 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
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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

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.