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Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF

Granted Cambridge 24/0961/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T14 (T266 past tree report) Quercus ilex - Holm oak - I would recommend this tree be removed on the grounds of safety at the earliest opportunity. However given the importance of this tree and high amenity value it is strongly recommended that a resistograph drill test is undertaken to correlate and back up the Picus tomogram.

As published by the council, reference 24/0961/TTCA

Application record

Reference
24/0961/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Have No Objection To
Received
3 Sep 2024
Validated
3 Sep 2024
Decided
3 Oct 2024
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Postcode
CB3 9DF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0755/TTCA Awaiting decision

    Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF

    Tree tag T001: Horse chestnut - Reduce the height of the crown by approximately 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading on the included union. Install a 2-tonne non-invasive dynamic brace approximately 2 m above the included union. Tree tag T002: Horse chestnut - Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm in diameter throughout the crown. Tree tag T003: Horse chestnut- Reduce the upper third of the crown on the southern aspect by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading over the adjacent building. Reduce the two lowest limbs on the northern aspect by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading over the adjacent footpath. Tree tag T004: Horse chestnut- Reduce the south-eastern limb by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading on the identified defect. Reduce the eastern limb by up to 1 m to appropriate pruning points to improve crown balance on the south-eastern aspect. Reduce the central stem extending over the footpath by up to 3 m to appropriate pruning points to bring it into line with the remainder of the crown.

    Submitted 21 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 23/0263/TTCA Granted

    Newnham College Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF

    T1 London Plane, street tree in the ownership of Cambridge City Council. Building clearance pruning to achieve scaffold required for building management work to the Rare Books Library at Newnham College, Cambridge, a Listed Building. Pruning work required is the removal of three secondary branches over the College ownership along with minor pruning of fine branches. Work to be carried out in accordance with BS3998:2010. Please see Consultant's Report with photograph showing proposed cut points.

    Decided 24 Feb 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 3 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Have No Objection To

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 3 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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    26/0755/TTCA Submitted 21 Jul 2026 36m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

    Tree tag T001: Horse chestnut - Reduce the height of the crown by approximately 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading on the included union. Install a 2-tonne non-invasive dynamic brace approximately 2 m above the included union. Tree tag T002: Horse chestnut - Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm in diameter throughout the crown. Tree tag T003: Horse chestnut- Reduce the upper third of the crown on the southern aspect by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading over the adjacent building. Reduce the two lowest limbs on the northern aspect by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading over the adjacent footpath. Tree tag T004: Horse chestnut- Reduce the south-eastern limb by up to 2 m to appropriate pruning points to reduce loading on the identified defect. Reduce the eastern limb by up to 1 m to appropriate pruning points to improve crown balance on the south-eastern aspect. Reduce the central stem extending over the footpath by up to 3 m to appropriate pruning points to bring it into line with the remainder of the crown.

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