Planning application
Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Decayed Sycamore - fell
As published by the council, reference 26/0837/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0837/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Postcode
- CB2 1JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0695/TTCA Granted
Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
Prunus reduce spread of canopy on roadside only by 2m to reduce risk of branch failure raise canopy above footpath to clear 2.5m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
126 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 95% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- S20064-ETS26080615230
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 38 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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The Catholic Rectory Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
5 Days Notice, Sycamore - Reduce height by approximately 8 - 10m, down to approximately 2m above decayed historic pollard heads, to leave pollard framework at approximately 8m high.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
2 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JP
T1 - Maple - Reduce by 4mtrs all round - To help minimize the root growth that is causing damage to the brick wall and pushing out the wooden sleepers.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
2 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JP
T1 - Maple - Fell - Tree is outgrowing the space and roots causing issues. Our clients planted a new tree in March 2023 within the grounds at the front of the property to the left of this tree. The newly planted tree better suits the space and area in hope that the removal of the Maple can be granted.
Refused Trees 7 docs -
Rectory Of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
Internal alterations to the Rectory together with the addition of an accessible external ramp and revised steps to the south west main entrance.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 25 docs -
Rectory Of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
Internal alterations to the Rectory together with the addition of an accessible external ramp and revised steps to the south west main entrance.
Granted Full applications 26 docs -
Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR
Prunus reduce spread of canopy on roadside only by 2m to reduce risk of branch failure raise canopy above footpath to clear 2.5m
Granted Trees 6 docs
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26/0816/TTCA Granted
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26/0858/TTCA Granted
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26/0861/TTCA Granted
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T1 - Weeping Beech - Reducing the over extended branches around the top of the canopy to give the tree a more fitting weeping look. the height of the tree will remain pretty much untouched. This is to give the tree a better aesthetic. The select branches that will be removed will be no more than 2.5 meters long.
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26/0742/TTCA Granted
11 Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AS
T1- Maple - Crown Reduction approx 3 meters (shape to previous reduction points) to maintain in its current location.
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26/0790/TTPO Refused
34 Stockwell Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3ND
T1. False acacia. Oversized for location with potential to significantly increase in size. Significantly overshading neighbouring gardens and rear of property. Crown reduce in height by up to 3m to a height of 10m reduce in spread by up to 2m. Target prune primary limb by up to 5m to increase light levels in the rear of the property. Crown lift by up to 1.5m to gain a clearance of 3m under tree.