Planning application
Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T21: Robinia - Prune back branches on west side to clear building by 1.5 metres. Reason: To prevent tree growing into the building. T23: Oriental Plane - Prune back branches on east side to clear building by 1.5 metres. Reason: To prevent tree growing into building.
As published by the council, reference 26/0687/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0687/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Postcode
- CB2 1NA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0698/TTPO Awaiting decision
Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NA
T14: Robinia - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres
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26/0686/TTCA Granted
Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NA
T5: Cherry - Crown lift to 2 metres over path T18: Holm Oak - Reshape by reducing south, east, and west sides of crown by 2.5 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Argenta Tree Surveys Ltd Agent, a surveying firm registered in Ely
Active · incorporated 2017 · Ely
51 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 96% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE WORK SCHEDULE TPO
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTO T21
- PHOTO T23
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge CB2 1NA
T.1 London Plane - Crown thin canopy by 20% to remove crossing branches and dead wood. Cut back from building by 2M and raise canopy to 3M from ground level.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NA
T5: Cherry - Crown lift to 2 metres over path T18: Holm Oak - Reshape by reducing south, east, and west sides of crown by 2.5 metres
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Freemasons Hall Bateman Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NA
95% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
T14: Robinia - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
9 Brookside Cambridge CB2 1JE
T2 - Needle Cypress, fell because excessive shading and low amenity value, in narrow garden. No replacement.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
1 Brookside Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JE
95% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
T1 - Platanus x acerifolia - Thin crown by up to 10% (up to 12cm diameter wood). T2 - Tilia platyphyllos - Pollard up to 7m above GL (Up to 80cm diameter wood) T3 - Maclura pomifera - Fell to GL, dead. T4 - Catalpa ovata - Fell to leave a habitat stem 9m above GL (Up to 40cm diameter wood) T5 - Davidia involucrata - Fell to GL, significant dieback. T6 - Davidia involucrata - Fell to GL, significant dieback. T7 - Prunus padus - Fell to GL, dead.
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
10 Brookside Cambridge CB2 1JE
Magnolia T1 - fell because of excessive shading, making pathways slippery; laid to lawn.
Granted Trees 11 docs
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