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42 Abbey Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HQ

Awaiting decision Cambridge 26/0702/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 - Large Bay at end of rear garden approx 16ms high - Reduce height by approx. 6ms to leave at 10ms high and trim back remaining laterals by approximately 0.5 to 1m to rebalance and shape remaining crown.

As published by the council, reference 26/0702/TTCA

Application record

Reference
26/0702/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey
Postcode
CB5 8HQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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

Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridgeshire

Active · incorporated 2006 · Cambridgeshire

152 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 99% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

  • INVALID CHASE Application Information · 23 Jul 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 23 Jul 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 16 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 09 Jul 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 09 Jul 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 09 Jul 2026
  • TREE PHOTO Photographs · 09 Jul 2026

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What 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.

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