Planning application
5A Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 DAYS NOTICE - T001 - Mature Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Remove to ground level. Notification submitted under the exemption for works urgently necessary to remove an immediate risk of serious harm. A supporting arboricultural tree risk report and photographic evidence accompany this notification.
As published by the council, reference 26/0651/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0651/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 9AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/0761/TTPO Refused
5A Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AG
T1 Mature Lime - reduction in height of approximately 6 metres and installation of an 8-ton Cobra bracing system on the remaining stems following these reduction works. The aim of these works is to mitigate the risk of failure onto the listed dwelling below by easing weight and wind loading/sail.
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20/1894/TTCA Granted
5A Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AG
1003: Yew - Remove dead limb at 4.5m N. Reduce crown by 30% (by volume) equivalent to a reduction of tree radius by up to 0.5m by tip-pruning.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- FIVE DAY NOTICE LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE RISK REPORT
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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5A Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AG
1003: Yew - Remove dead limb at 4.5m N. Reduce crown by 30% (by volume) equivalent to a reduction of tree radius by up to 0.5m by tip-pruning.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
5A Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AG
T1 Mature Lime - reduction in height of approximately 6 metres and installation of an 8-ton Cobra bracing system on the remaining stems following these reduction works. The aim of these works is to mitigate the risk of failure onto the listed dwelling below by easing weight and wind loading/sail.
Refused Trees 8 docsDomestic -
5A And 7 Herschel Road Cambridge CB3 9AG
1001: Horse chestnut - Reduce crown by 30% (by volume) equivalent to a reduction of tree radius by up to 2m and remove deadwood >2.5cm diameter. Remove primary lateral limb at 5m SE with open cavity and crack in union. 1002: Pedunculate Oak - In advanced decline secondary to soil compaction and RPA encroachment; significant deadwood over extension at 5a Herschel Road. From E crown extending over 5a Herschel Road: remove deadwood >2.5cm diameter, reduce E crown by 30% (by volume) equivalent to a reduction of tree radius by up to 2.5m, and remove decayed limb at 8m E.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Needham Research Institute 8 Sylvester Road Cambridge CB3 9AF
Magnolia - fell Ash adjacent Hershal Road - raise crown to clear roof and gutters of building by 3-3.5m. Row of Ash and Maple - crown lift above footpath to clear 3m high, crown lift above highway and gardens to clear 4m high.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Street Record Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T1 Norway Maple SM/EM tree 12m height DBH 260mm Set in grass verge adjacent to parking area. It is intended to remove tree and stump. The tree was planted as a landscape embellishment. Infrastructure works adjacent to the tree are intended that require its removal. Replacements can be provided. T2 Sycamore Young tree, 10m height, 100mmDBH. Set on stream bank adjacent to concrete bridge. The tree has a pronounced curve to its main stem. It is intended to remove the tree.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Clare Hall Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AL
91% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
Part retrospective external landscape, accessibility and fire-safety works to Clare Hall, comprising renewal of the podium waterproofing and replacement of podium and ground-level paving, alterations to external levels, steps and balustrades, reinstatement of ground-level planting beds and the original water rill, new soft landscaping, replacement planters, seating, external lighting, signage and wayfinding, and retention of the removal of the non-original entrance gates, with associated making good. Fire-safety works comprise replacement and upgrading of fire doors, installation of a water-mist system and fire and smoke-control dampers, with associated equipment and alterations, alterations to the dining hall escape doorway and screen and to a non-original window to one of the flats, localised removal of non-original fabric and reinstatement of door and window openings to provide secondary means of escape, and formation of pass doors within balcony divider screens.
Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 118 docs
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