Planning application
Stephen Perse Foundation Senior School Union Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 to T4 - Mature Lime(Tilia) - re-pollarding by approx. 2m back to previous pollard point in accordance with British standards. Reason - Pollards have not been managed for a number of years and are becoming in issue. They are now pressing up against the walls and windows of the building/classrooms and encroaching on the road space etc.
As published by the council, reference 26/0524/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0524/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB2 1HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 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
Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge
64 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 97% granted
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6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- 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 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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