Planning application
13 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Holly crown reduce to east by up to 1.5m to balance crown.
As published by the council, reference 26/1031/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1031/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Postcode
- CB2 8AP
Comment by 30 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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15 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
Active · incorporated 2012 · Swaffham Prior
200 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 95% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 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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24 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
T1 and T3 ~ 2 LEYLANDI IN DECLINE ~ reduce crowns down to live wood, being an approximate reduction of 5 to 6ms; T2 and T4 ~ 2 LEYLANDI ~ reduce heights by approximately 4ms; Then prune lateral branches on all 4 trees to try and reshape as best as possible, retaining as much lower foliage to maintain screening and to leave all 4 Leylandi at approximate equal height;
Granted Trees 9 docs -
16 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
T2 - Sycamore approximately x11ms in height: Reduce to previous pruning points to maintain crown weight, equating to a reduction of approximately 2ms regrowth, to leave the tree at approximately 9ms in height.
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