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8 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD

Awaiting decision Cambridge 26/0973/TTCA Works to CA trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

6x Conifers (G1) - Fell to allow more light into adjacent properties Catalpa (T1) - re-reduce to previous reduction points with a finished height of 5.5 meters

As published by the council, reference 26/0973/TTCA

Application record

Reference
26/0973/TTCA
Type
Works to CA trees
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Newnham
Postcode
CB3 9AD

Comment by 23 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

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 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

Foxcotte Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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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 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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