Planning application
70 Canterbury Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - False Acacia - Crown reduction by up to 30% (reducing height and lateral spread by approximately 2.0 to 2.5 metres back to appropriate foliage bearing target points) Reason - Structural Integrity & Wood Characteristics, Boundary & Light Management(Report attached)
As published by the council, reference 26/0897/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0897/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Postcode
- CB4 3QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/0898/TTCA Awaiting decision
70 Canterbury Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QF
T2 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction by up to 30% (reducing height and lateral spread by approximately 2.0 metres back to appropriate foliage bearing target points)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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, registered in Bassingbourn
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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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.
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70 Canterbury Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QF
96% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
T2 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction by up to 30% (reducing height and lateral spread by approximately 2.0 metres back to appropriate foliage bearing target points)
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
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