Planning application
Castle Hill Castle Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Sorbus tree - Fell Reason - due to dropping branches on neighbouring property
As published by the council, reference 26/1046/TTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1046/TTCA
- Type
- Works to CA trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Castle
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/0102/TTPO Granted
Castle Hill Castle Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T950 - Wild Cherry, Lift crown to achieve 2m clearance above ground level and carry out lateral reduction of northern crown to achieve 3m clearance from building. T951 - Norway Maple, Remove Ivy and epicormic regrowth at base and carry out lateral reduction of northern crown to achieve 2m clearance from building. T952 and T954 - Common Ash, Remove deadwood throughout crown. T953 - Cotoneaster, Remove to ground level. T955 - Common Lime, Crown lift to achieve 2m clearance from ground level and carry out lateral reduction of southern crown to achieve 1.5m clearance from building. G956 - Group of 1 Maple, 1 Pine and 2 Lime, Up to 30cm tip reduction on out of profile limbs. Removal of any crossing or defective branches to establish a basis of good structure for future development of tree crown. G958 - Group of 4 Cotoneaster, Sever Ivy at base and crown lift to maintain 2m clearance over lawn area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 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 12 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
AJB Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
45 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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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