Planning application
15 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Maple - fell
As published by the council, reference 26/0957/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0957/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 0EQ
Comment by 21 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cambridge's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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11 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
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
Active · incorporated 2012 · Swaffham Prior
182 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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Installation of heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment at the property, comprising three air source heat pumps (one serving the swimming pool and two serving the main dwelling) together with a single air conditioning unit serving the gym and family room. The installation of six ventilation outlets and associated internal plant and mechanical equipment located within the designated plant rooms, together with acoustic screening on the northern elevation. (Retrospective)
Awaiting decision Householder 72 docsDomestic -
26 Wilberforce Road Cambridge CB3 0EQ
Laburnum (T1) - fell, tree has poor form due to overshadowing by silver birch which is now gone, and low amenity value. Portugal laurel (T2) - fell, shrub very overgrown and poor form due to overshadowing, low amenity value. New trees are to be planted in the garden once the felling work is complete.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
21 Clarkson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EH
T1 - Beech tree - Fell Location very close to adjacent house. Increasing conflict with house and mature Beech adjacent. Insufficient space for continual growth of tree and affecting growth of multiple new trees below
Refused Trees 6 docs -
21 Clarkson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EH
Beech reduce height by 2 - 2.5m and reduce spread on all sides by 2m and shape round, insuffient space for continual growth of tree and affecting of multiple new trees below.
Refused Trees 7 docs -
4 Bulstrode Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EN
Cotoneaster - Reduce height and spread on all sides by 1.5m and shape round. Yew - Reduce height and spread by 1m to tidy. Purple Plum - Reduce height by1.5m and Reduce spread all round by 1.5m and clear roof of huose. Beech hedge (Side Boundary) - Reduce height by 3m trim back above adjacent driveway by 0.5m.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
5 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension and single storey side and rear extension.
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26/0848/TTPO Withdrawn
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T1 - Magnolia Tree - Fell Reason - Drainage issue. supporting document attached.
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26/0838/TTCA Granted
57 Kingston Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2NU
Portugal Laurel - fell
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26/0834/TTPO Granted
32 Blinco Grove Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7TS
T1 Sycamore Remove 2 low branches and secondary low branch from right hand limb, branches marked, to raise crown to facilitate more light to garden
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26/0827/TTPO Granted
Gresham Place Gresham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2EB
T1 - Poplar - Fell Reason - Tree appears hollow when tapping with a mallet, a PICUS test was carried out (attached). Tree is in close proximity to road and building
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26/0830/TTPO Refused
Cambridge Tennis Club Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
T1 - Oak - Reduce over Tennis Court by 3.5m and remove deadwood - Tree is encroaching on Tennis Court