Planning application
Kings College, Garden Hostel West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Poplar T1 - Reduce height by 7metres and sides by 5metres
As published by the council, reference 26/0505/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0505/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 9DW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mercer Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Saffron Walden
Active · incorporated 2013 · Saffron Walden
77 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 99% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SKETCH PLAN KINGS COLLAGE POPLAR
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 10 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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