Planning application
The Leys School Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech reduce height by -8m down to secondary canopy, removing dead top and some living areas to shape, reason - removing dead top and dead wood. Lime - reduce height down to 7m, reason - decay at the base Dying Beech - fell to approximately 4 -5m, reason - advance die back throughout.
As published by the council, reference 26/0512/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0512/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB2 7AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02751/FUL Granted
The Leys School Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7AD
Timber-framed, slate roof external entrance canopy to Dining Hall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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7 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
182 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE LOCATION
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 7 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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