Planning application
Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T536 - ASH X 16MS HIGH - reduce dying limb which is approx 5ms long back to main fork,
As published by the council, reference 26/0949/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0949/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Petersfield
Comment by 17 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cambridge's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/1023/TTPO Split decision
Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T529 (No. 73): Silver Birch x16ms - Top and fell as causing structural damage to wall. T425 (Nos 67-63): Group of various trees and Holm Oak (x8ms) - Cut back general overhang to private gardens. Remove 1 secondary stem at base and cut back remaining lateral growth above by 2ms. No Tag (No. 63): Yew - Cut canopy overhang to garden back to 1.5ms. No Tags (Bowl side of No. 62): Two 60% dead Hawthorns - Fell. T511: River and Silver Birch - Fell. T464: London Plane - Remove overhanging by 2ms. T475: Cherry - Prune and reduce crown to clear building by 1.5ms. T401: Holme Oak - Raise crown to 4.5ms to ensure vehicular clearance. T443: Ash - Remove over extended branch.
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24/0849/TTPO Granted
Highsett Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T461 MATURE ORIENTAL PLANE x 22ms high SUFFERING FROM HONEY FUNGUS ~ remove and replant.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridgeshire
Active · incorporated 2006 · Cambridgeshire
152 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 99% 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 37 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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