Planning application
Churchill College Staircases 31 To 42 East Court Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree number 155: Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' - The large limbs on the westerly side which have sustained damage from the broken branch, reduce by 4m. The rest of the tree a crown reduction of up to 2m Tree number 156: Magnolia kobus - Crown reduce by up to 2m
As published by the council, reference 26/0683/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0683/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Have No Objection To
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 0DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
6 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
-
9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- EMAIL FROM APPLICANT RE REVISED TREE WORKS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTO 1
- PHOTO 2
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 19 August 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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