Planning application
Westminster College Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1- Lime Trees x 5 - Repollard to previous reduction points removing 4 meters to maintain in their current location.
As published by the council, reference 26/0622/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0622/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 0AA
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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24/1085/TTCA Granted
Westminster College Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AA
G1- 2x Prunus- Reduce by 2 meters to previous reduction points to maintain in their current location. T1- Lime- Re pollard removing 2 meters to maintain in its current location. T3- Holly- Remove leaning stem over footpath removing 2 meters back to suitable live lateral to maintain in its current location.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 14 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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