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55 Cavendish Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7UR

Refused Cambridge 23/0063/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 Silver Birch in front garden ~ Reduce to 1.0 metre above previous pruning points, equating to a reduction of approximately 10 to 15 feet; reduce lateral branches back to 3.0 metres to natural unions to ensure even flow lines, leaving tree shaped and balanced, all by sympathetic tip end reductions to improve light filtration to proposed installation of solar panels.

As published by the council, reference 23/0063/TTPO

Application record

Reference
23/0063/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refused Permission
Received
16 Jan 2023
Validated
16 Jan 2023
Decided
13 Mar 2023
Ward
Queen Ediths
Decision by
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Postcode
CB1 7UR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0814/TTPO Granted

    55 Cavendish Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7UR

    T1 SILVER BIRCH IN FRONT GARDEN x 12ms high - previously reduced, leaving crown unbalanced with dense regrowth - proposed work is to reduce height regrowth by approximately 1 to 1.5ms and laterals by 1 to 1.5ms by tip end pruning back to natural unions to maintain good branch flow lines and thin remaining crown by 15% to achieve rebalanced crown and natural dappled shading.

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2023

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 13 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridgeshire

Active · incorporated 2006 · Cambridgeshire

252 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 98% granted

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Brice Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2006 · London

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 13 Mar 2023
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 17 Jan 2023
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 17 Jan 2023
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 16 Jan 2023
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 16 Jan 2023
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 16 Jan 2023
  • PHOTO OF T1 SILVER BIRCH Drawings · 16 Jan 2023
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 16 Jan 2023

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What this refusal means

Cambridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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