Planning application
12 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Conifer - Reduce height by 4-5m (approx 1/3) and shorten lateral branches by 1-2m. Reason - Tree is encroaching over neighbour's building and blocking light to windows.
As published by the council, reference 26/0488/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0488/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB2 7EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/0504/TTPO Granted
12 Chaucer Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EB
T3 Sycamore, Fell - In line of damaged wall which is to be re-built. T4 Ash, Fell, Very close proximilty to new wall and neighbouring property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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1 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Town & Country Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Southampton
Dissolved · incorporated 2010 · Southampton
85 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 99% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- CONIFER 12 CHAUCER ROAD
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 1 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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