Addenbrookes, Bu86 Cambridge Blood Donor Centre Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/1151/TTPO - Works to TPO trees Awaiting decision

Proposal

1 - Prunus - plum - 280mm - Re-pollard - Prune back to Knuckles to keep branches from being too heavy 2 - Tree Rhododendron - Reduce crown to previous cuts by 25% (2 metres) 3 - Prunus - Bird Cherry - Fell to ground - Dead 8 - Viburnum - Reduce crown by 15% (1.5 metres) back from building 9 - Prunus - Fell - too close to building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Cambridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 3

Tree preservation order: Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 489 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 14 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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
CB2 0PT
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Queen Ediths
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitie

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
677decided 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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
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