Planning application
35 Grange Road And 35B Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T11 (Red Horse Chestnut) - Exposed sapwood area base of stem - at risk of becoming brittle. Stem leans towards road. Reduce height by 5-6m to reduce load on stem base T14 (Red Horse Chestnut) - Concerns about integrity of stem at base. Leans out across road edge. Reduce height by 10-12 to reduce load on stem base - this will be a pollard Note - Trees at 35a and 35b (Note: This is a communal garden and all owned by Corpus Christi College)
As published by the council, reference 26/0287/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0287/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 9AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Cambridge
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
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Cambridge granted permission on 29 May 2026, 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.
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