Planning application
6 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Plum - fell (unsafe is leaning heavily on the lawn) Conifer - Fell
As published by the council, reference 26/0979/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0979/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Postcode
- CB2 8AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 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 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 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.
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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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