Planning application
Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
5 DAYS NOTICE - Silver Birch x1 - Remove and Stump grinding following removal. Reason - Located by south boundary with Barton Road. Poor condition- stem 1 hollowing, audible when struck. Multiple fruiting bodies of Birch Polypore on south face of stem. Dark staining on lower stem. Increased risk of structural collapse. Footpath and highway are targets.
As published by the council, reference 26/0654/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0654/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB3 9BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0636/TTCA Granted
Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
T1 Atlas Cedar: reduce the branch length by up to 2m and/or thin branches by up to 15% to significantly branch end weight to reduce the risk of branch failure. This has happened on numerous occasions. T2 Robinia: Cut back the branches away from the adjacent building by 1m. T3 Cedar: crown-lift the branches away from the gym roof by 1m
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26/0410/TTCA Granted
Wolfson College Barton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9BB
T4 Dying Apple tree: pollard all of the stems just above the secondary union at 3m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- FIVE DAY NOTICE LETTER
- 5 DAYS NOTICE PROPOSAL
- TREE WORK DESCRIPTION
- ARORICULTURAL REPORT
- SITE PLAN
- 5 DAYS NOTICE APPROVAL
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 30 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.
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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