Planning application
8 Queen Ediths Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7PN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch (Betula pendular) - Fell Reason - Tree is completely dead and has been for about 18 months. tree needs to be cut down before it falls down as leaning and bark is falling off along with light branches.
As published by the council, reference 26/0906/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0906/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Decision by
- Tree - Delegated (CBG)
- Postcode
- CB1 7PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE PHOTO 1
- TREE PHOTO 2
- TREE PHOTO 3
- TREE PHOTO 4
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 6 October 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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