Planning application
Gresham Place Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Poplar - Fell Reason - Tree appears hollow when tapping with a mallet, a PICUS test was carried out (attached). Tree is in close proximity to road and building
As published by the council, reference 26/0827/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0827/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB1 2EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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22/1416/TTPO Granted
Gresham Place Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EB
T2 Poplar - Reduce height by approximately 2m - (PICUS test shows decay)
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22/1385/TTCA Granted
Gresham Place Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EB
T1 Robinia - Fell to as close to ground level as possible
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Joshua Tree (Suffolk) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newmarket
Active · incorporated 2020 · Newmarket
101 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- TREE REPORT
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 10 September 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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