Planning application
Churchill College 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 66 Platanus x hispanica Tree number 68 Platanus x hispanica Tree number 70 Platanus x hispanica Tree number 74 Platanus x hispanica Crown lift all the trees on the Madingley Road side of the trees (South) to 2m from ground level this is to clear the hedge and ditch to allow maintenance without damaging the trees. Crown lift all the trees to 1m from ground level on the East, west and north sides to allow maintenance without damaging the trees.
As published by the council, reference 26/0716/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0716/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB3 0DS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 12 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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25/04998/CONDA Awaiting decision
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Submission of details required by conditions 6 (Detail Flooring), 7 (Detail Door Joinery), 8 (Window Details) and 10 (Detail for West Court) of listed building consent 25/04998/LBC
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26/0715/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Tree tag number 20, Platanus x hispanica Lift the branches growing over the path to a height of 2m
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26/0709/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Robinia pseudocacia 'Umbraculifera' tree number 415 Fell and grind the stump out and replace with a like for like tree.
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26/0713/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Tree number 187 Quercus rubra Fell and grind out the stump
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26/0710/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Aesculus hippocastanum Fell tree and grind out stump
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26/0711/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Salix babylonica tree number 85 Crown reduction height by 6m and laterals by 5m to create a pollard framework.
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26/0712/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Tree number 489 Laburnum anagyroides Fell tree and grind out stump
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26/0714/TTCA Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Tree number 362 Betula pendula and tree number 363 Betula pendula Fell both trees and grind out both stump
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24/1212/TTCA Decided
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
2x Ulmus x hollandica 'Vegeta' tree numbers 448 and 449 - Crown raise approximately 6m. 448 - Larger branches reducing from the tip of the branches back between 3m and 4m. 449 - larger branches reducing from the tip of the branches back between 1.5m and 2.5m.
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22/05072/FUL Granted
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS
Conversion of a disused former oil store to form a creative hub including exhibition, workshop and support spaces.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- TREE PLAN
- PHOTO
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 3 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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