Planning application
5 Latham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 7EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1- Western Red Cedar- crown raise to 4 meters, removing 3 meters, to improve growing conditions for shrubs below.
As published by the council, reference 26/0617/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0617/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB2 7EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
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 PLAN 5 LATHAM ROAD- WESTERN RED CEDAR
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 31 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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