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Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

Refused Cambridge 24/1152/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 - London - Trim by 2m - 2.5m all over to reduce the risk of falling branches onto customers parked cars or people. Reason - The tree is located in the car park of the Gonville Hotel. The tree is healthy but is in need of trimming back as there may be a danger of branches falling into the car park and onto guests cars.

As published by the council, reference 24/1152/TTPO

Application record

Reference
24/1152/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
14 Oct 2024
Validated
31 Oct 2024
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
Market
Decision by
Tree - Delegated (CBG)
Postcode
CB1 1LY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 8 applications since 2015: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 16/1764/CONDO Decided

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 11 (Demolition/Construction Noise and Vibration) of planning permission 16/1764/S73

    Decided 10 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 16/1764/CONDN Decided

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 22 (non-masonry walling systems) of planning permission 16/1764/S73

    Decided 31 Jan 2023 Conditions
  • 18/1781/CONDG Decided

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 29 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 18/1781/FUL

    Decided 7 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 16/1764/CONDM Decided

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 37 (Management Plan) of planning permission 16/1764/S73

    Decided 22 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • 18/1781/CONDE Refused

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (Noise Insulation Scheme) of planning permission 18/1781/FUL

    Decided 6 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 18/1781/CONDB Decided

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Submission of details required by condition 22 (Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan) and 23 (Site Meeting) of planning permission 18/1781/FUL

    Decided 2 Feb 2023 Conditions
  • 15/1200/FUL Granted

    Gonville Hotel Gonville Place Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1LY

    Refurbishment of Gresham House to provide an additional 10 hotel bedrooms, extension to rear of Gresham House to provide an additional 21 hotel bedrooms, (subterranean) basement to Gresham House and provide a gym, dance studios and subterranean day spa facilities and a plant room, front extension to Gonville Hotel to provide a new dining area, and associated external works and landscaping.

    Decided 4 Nov 2015 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  4. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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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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