Planning application
Fitzwilliam College, The Chapel Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed works relate to the installation of a root barrier to the North, East and Southerly elevation of the Chapel building, within the grounds of Fitzwilliam College, Storeys Way, Cambridge. The tree affected by the works is a solitary specimen, the London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia) roots of which are affecting the foundations of the adjacent Chapel building. Proposed works involve installation of a vertical CuTex copper root barrier membrane to the depth of 4.0m.
As published by the council, reference 26/0519/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0519/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB3 0DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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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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Gateley Smithers Purslow Agent, registered in Birmingham
Active · incorporated 1978 · Birmingham
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10 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN AND TREE REPORT
- FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE CHAPEL SUBSIDENCE REPORT NO.1
- MWA ARBORICULTURE
- PROJECT PROPOSAL
- ROOT BARRIER INSTALLATION ILLUSTRATION
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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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