Planning application
23 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Five Day Notice T1: Silver Birch (dead) - Remove
As published by the council, reference 26/0446/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0446/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB3 0EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Cambridge
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Sep 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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- EMAIL RE FIVE DAY NOTICE
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- SILVER BIRCH (DEAD)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 2 June 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.
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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