Merton Land St Johns College Northampton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T178 - ASH x 15ms tall - Reduce crown by 4 to 4.5ms. Reason - due to failure and removal of adjacent tree through honey fungus, this tree has now been left exposed. It has decay in the upper crown which may be indicative of the spread of honey fungus, its condition will be monitored, but in the meantime reduce crown to counter effects of exposure, leaving at 10ms tall . Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.
Documents 4
Application forms 2
Other documents 2
Site constraints 6
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- 1 m21-24, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 2 mThe Merton Arms Public HouseGrade II
- 17 m26-30, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 21 m19, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 23 mThe Main and Secondary Gateway to Madingley Road and the Boundary WallGrade II
- 32 m7-18, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 52 mMerton HallGrade II*
- 57 mSchool of PythagorasGrade I
- 58 mWestminster and Cheshunt CollegeGrade II
- 68 mKettles YardGrade II
- 71 mSchool HouseGrade II
- 72 mMagdalene College, Mallory Court, North West RangeGrade II*
- 75 mWith Attached Workshop Range and Front RailingsGrade II
- 78 mChurch of St PeterGrade II*
- 80 mCounty Folk MuseumGrade II
- 82 m32-38, Northampton StreetGrade II
- 83 mCripps Building at St John's CollegeGrade II*
- 89 mCory HouseGrade II*
- 106 m1, NORTHAMPTON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 106 m15, 15a, 15b and 16, Magdalene StreetGrade II*
- 107 mCastle Street Methodist Church and Sunday School Including Front Gates and RailingsGrade II
- 110 mMerton HouseGrade II
- 115 mMagdalene College, Mallory CourtGrade II
- 116 mGarden Wall at Merton HouseGrade II
- 116 m17 and 18, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 121 mMagdalene College, Benson Court Main BlockGrade II
- 124 mChurch of St GilesGrade II*
- 131 mSt Giles' War MemorialGrade II
- 131 mMagdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton LaneGrade II
- 138 m20, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 138 m21 and 22, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 142 mCastle End Mission and Working Mens Institute with attached Iron HallGrade II
- 143 mThe North West Range of Westminster CollegeGrade II
- 146 m1-5, BELL'S COURT (See details for further address information)Grade II
Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Greater Cambridge
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Received
- 27 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Parish
- Cambridge City
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide tree works by day 36.
Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Greater Cambridge to go on. Greater Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 6 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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