Planning application
4 Clare Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Thuja - Remove 2 x Yew trees - at the bottom of the garden adjacent to the Gonville and Caius playing fields. Reduce their height to 1.5-2m
As published by the council, reference 26/0767/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0767/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 9HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION VALID
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SCREENSHOT 2026-07-22 AT 20.59.49
- IMG_7617
- IMG_7618
- IMG_7619
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- IMG_7616
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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