Planning application
70 Canterbury Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/0898/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0898/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Have No Objection To
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB4 3QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0897/TTPO Granted
70 Canterbury Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3QF
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)
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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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Have No Objection To
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Root To Crown Ltd Agent, registered in Bassingbourn
Active · incorporated 2024 · Bassingbourn
14 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 11 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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