Planning application
Needham Research Institute 8 Sylvester Road Cambridge CB3 9AF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Magnolia - fell Ash adjacent Hershal Road - raise crown to clear roof and gutters of building by 3-3.5m. Row of Ash and Maple - crown lift above footpath to clear 3m high, crown lift above highway and gardens to clear 4m high.
As published by the council, reference 20/2462/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/2462/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Received
- 16 Dec 2020
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2020
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2021
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 9AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2020
Received by Cambridge
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27 Jan 2021
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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7 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
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8 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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