Planning application
Magdalene College, Fellows Gardens Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T534 Sycamore - Remove tree to ground level. T584 Weeping Silver Lime - Re-pollard to crown break, approx. 3m above ground level.
As published by the council, reference 24/1076/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1076/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 27 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 27 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 0AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Sep 2024
Received by Cambridge
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3 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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14 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Mercer Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Saffron Walden
Active · incorporated 2013 · Saffron Walden
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE ASSESSMENT SYCAMORE
- TREE ASSESSMENT WEEPING SILVER LIME
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 3 December 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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