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Murray Edwards College Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF

Awaiting decision Cambridge 26/0928/TTPO Works to TPO trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 - HORSE CHESTNUT X 18MS TALL - Reduce subsiding limb at 14ms overhanging road by 2.5ms and reduce 1 lowest limb overhanging path by 2ms to alleviate end weight and ensure pedestrian and vehicular clearance to Huntingdon Road and public footpath, T2 - HORSE CHESTNUT X 18MS TALL - Reduce low over extended limb overhanging path by 2ms to ensure pedestrian clearance and alleviate end weight, T3 - LIME X 18MS TALL - Reduce back lateral branches mid to upper crown by 1.5ms to provide building clearance of 1.5ms,

As published by the council, reference 26/0928/TTPO

Application record

Reference
26/0928/TTPO
Type
Works to TPO trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Postcode
CB3 0DF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/1086/TTCA Granted

    Murray Edwards College Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF

    T1 - Semi mature GLEDITSIA x 8ms - Reduce height by approximately 1.5 to 2ms and shorten laterals by approximately 1.5ms to rebalance, thin remaining crown by 15%. T105 - Early mature BEECH x 18ms - Prune to clear adjacent building by 1 to 1.5ms, thin crown by 15% and raise crown to 3.5ms all round.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 23/0027/TTPO Granted

    Murray Edwards College Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF

    Related case 22/1341/TTCA 3 x Hornbeams (T8, T10, and T12 - circled in blue on accompanying Tree Location Plan) ~ Reduce laterals back from adjacent building by 1.5 to 2.0 metres; raise crowns to 3.5 metres all round. Beech (T105 - circled in blue on accompanying Tree Location Plan) ~ Prune to clear adjacent building by 2.5 metres.

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 22/1341/TTCA Granted

    Murray Edwards College Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DF

    Related case 23/0027/TTPO 2 x Hornbeams (T9 and T11 - circled in blue on accompanying Tree Location Plan) ~ Reduce laterals back from adjacent building by 1.5 to 2.0 metres; raise crowns to 3.5 metres all round.

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridgeshire

Active · incorporated 2006 · Cambridgeshire

252 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 27 Aug 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 27 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 26 Aug 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 26 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 26 Aug 2026
  • 3 PHOTOS Photographs · 26 Aug 2026

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What 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 36 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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