Planning application
Cambridge Spiritualist Centre 662 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8RS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tulip Tree - Crown lift to 4m above ground level and remove deadwood Reason - abate a nuisance to clear the cars below in the car park
As published by the council, reference 26/1069/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1069/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Postcode
- CB5 8RS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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24 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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
Eastern Tree Surgery Limited Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Swaffham Prior
Active · incorporated 2012 · Swaffham Prior
320 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 97% 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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