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7 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ

Awaiting decision Cambridge 26/0757/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1- Ash- in severe decline- remove. T2- Yew- reduce in height and shape by 2 meters to maintain in its current location and improve form.

As published by the council, reference 26/0757/TTCA

Application record

Reference
26/0757/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Newnham
Postcode
CB3 0EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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

5 documents on file for this application

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Jul 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 22 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 21 Jul 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 21 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 21 Jul 2026

Trade members open them from here.

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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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