Planning application
32 Leys Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2AW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Birch - reduce height by 2 - 2.5m down to denser growth at centre of crown, reduce spread by 1.5 - 2m to shape round, remove deadwood throughout crown (extensive dieback and deadwood in upper crown)
As published by the council, reference 26/0937/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0937/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Postcode
- CB4 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
Active · incorporated 2012 · Swaffham Prior
320 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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 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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