Planning application
47 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Mature Willow stump - Removal to ground level T2 - X1 ONLY Small Nearly Dead Birch -Removal of the young tree. G1 - Lilac's (Dead X2 small) - Removal to ground level. T3 - Mature Cedar - removal of major deadwood and crown lift to 1 metre. T4 - Laburnum (Half dead) - Removal to ground level. G3 - Mixed Species (Ivy, Hawthorn and Leylandii) - crown lift to approximately 2 metres above the footpath. G2 - Mature Beech x 5 - Sympathetic crown reduction of up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points where possible and in accordance with British Standards. crown lift to 4 metres
As published by the council, reference 26/0912/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0912/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Postcode
- CB2 8AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 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 15 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 Cambridge
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- EXTERIOR OF PERIMETER FENCE LONE ON PUBLIC FOOTPATH
- SMALL NEARLY DEAD BIRCH
- G1 X2 SMALL DEAD TREES
- HALF DEAD LABURNUM
- MATURE CEDAR
- MATURE WILLOW STUMP
- 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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