Planning application
Selwyn College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Magnolia Grandiflora (Tree No.11) - To reduce tree by 2.5m in height and bring it in by 1.5m on the sides and front. Prunus laurocerasus (Located by Tree No.82) - Large oversized shrub to reduce height by 3m and the sides by 3m. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Tree No.104)- Fell, stump grind and replace with Persian Ironwood Tree. Prunus sp. (Tree No. 204) - Remove limb back to trunk.
As published by the council, reference 26/0707/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0707/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 9DQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01060/CONDA Granted
Selwyn College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DQ
Submission of details required by condition 3(a) (repairs to fixing locations of existing CCTV camera) and (b) (fixings of new CCTV cameras) of Listed Building consent 26/01060/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- EMAIL FROM INVALID
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- LAUREL - TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PRUNUS - LOCATION PLAN
- LAWSONS CYPRUS LOCATION PLAN
- MAGNOLIA LOCATION PLAN
- GARAGE ENTRANCE
- LAUREL
- MAGNOLIA BLOCKING WINDOWS
- LAWSONS CYPRUS
- MAGNOLIA ON COLLEGE FRONTAGE
- LAUREL AND GARAGE
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.
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