Planning application
8B Hills Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7XA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Yew in adjacent garden (no.8b) - Reduce overhanging branches back to boundary line by 1.5m Reason - overhang touching roof and side of house
As published by the council, reference 26/0484/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0484/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB1 7XA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1070/TTPO Awaiting decision
8B Hills Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7XA
T4 - Atlast Cedar - Remove 2 decayed limbs in lower canopy above roof and footpath decay pockets / woodpecker holes below large historical wounds remaining branch at risk of failure above roof of adjacent house
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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19 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
Active · incorporated 2012 · Swaffham Prior
320 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% granted
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8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- EMAIL - TREE WORK MEASUREMENTS
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 3 July 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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