Planning application
72 Hills Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7XB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Mature Silver Birch - The proposal is to cut the low branch which drapes across the driveway close to the main trunk of the silver birch - it will not be cut flush with the trunk so the tree heals properly
As published by the council, reference 26/0718/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0718/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB1 7XB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 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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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- EMAIL FROM APPLICANT RE BRANCH DIMENSIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- BRANCH CLOSE UP
- TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 27 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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