Planning application
Bin Store Fellows Garden Trinity College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T775 - Oak (tree overhanging the Gardeners yard) - remove upper crown The tree lost its upper crown around forty years ago. It was tidied up and left with more or less, a high pollard top to it. I understand there was no option following the amount of breakage. It has responded by producing callus growth around the top cuts which in turn grew new stems. These stems are growing at angles making them vulnerable to breakage themselves. The potential problem is compounded by forty years of decay from the original pruning cut. Given the questionable condition of the rest of the tree I think it is necessary to remove all of the regeneration back to points around 0.5m from the previous top cut. If any small growing points can be retained they should be left on. This will eliminate the risk of these, now heavy, pollard growths, from failing.
As published by the council, reference 26/0472/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0472/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/1457/TTCA Granted
Bin Store Fellows Garden Trinity College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
1. Two Yews within Fellows garden - shorten branches by up to 5m on North side only to clear yard, sheds and allow light to fuel storage and other areas. 2. Bird Cherry - Prune to reduce overhang over top of Work Shelter (by 2-3m) and remove dead wood.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Eastern Landscape Service Limited Agent, registered in Ely
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ely
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- DECISION NOTICE
- INVALID CHASE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE PHOTO 1
- TREE PHOTO 2
- TREE PHOTO 3
- LOCATION PLAN
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Cambridge granted permission on 25 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.
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