Planning application
The Old House 20 Church Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9LA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1- Lime - Remove. Tree is within a line of other Lime trees that are regularly pollarded and has become decayed at the base and can be pushed by hand. Falling distance of the wall, footpath and garden. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to provide 5.4M clearance over the highway from ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/0988/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0988/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Postcode
- CB2 9LA
Comment by 24 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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9 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 4 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
Shire Trees Ltd Agent, registered in Royston
Active · incorporated 2017 · Royston
38 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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