Planning application
56 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch tree: cut back the lateral branches on the South side of the tree to achieve 1.5m clearance from the house. T2 Dead Hawthorn tree: fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/1036/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1036/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 9JL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/0137/TTCA Granted
56 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
T 1 - Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level.
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22/1305/TTCA Granted
56 Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JL
T 1 - Dead Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level.
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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Richardson Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Dereham
Active · incorporated 2016 · Dereham
133 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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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