Planning application
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Updated agreed tree works after Tree Officer site visit. T039 Beech - changed to remove dead wood only. exemption T172 Elm - Fell T258 Sweet Chestnut - Fell T294 Sycamore - Fell T326 Beech - Fell T327 Ash - changed to monolith to 10m pole T345 Elm -Fell T354 Elm - Fell T607 Beech - changed to monolith to 10m pole T635 Norway Maple - Fell T927 Beech - changed to monolith to 10m pole T1003 Elm - Fell T1005 Norway Maple - Fell agreed changes with Agent and site Rep.
As published by the council, reference 24/0987/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 24/0987/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 6 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 6 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Girton
- Parish
- Girton CP
- Decision by
- Tree - Officer (SCDC)
- Postcode
- CB3 0JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03359/REM Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the Installation of 1no. informal natural grass pitch and 2no. Multi-Use Games Areas enclosed with ball stop fencing for 2no. tennis courts (with line marking to accommodate netball and pickleball) together with associated landscaping, equipment storage and provision of new pathway to existing Woodland Walk following outline planning permission 22/00887/OUT as varied by 26/01599/S73. The Outline planning application was not an EIA application.
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26/03360/FUL Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of one Basketball Practice Court
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26/0879/TTPO Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Norway Maple (T001) - Pollard tree to a height of 8 m above ground level due to significant levels of decay within the base of the main stem. Replant with suitable replacement in next planting season.
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26/01599/S73 Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
S73 to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of ref: 22/00887/OUT (Outline application for the construction of student residential accommodation together will ancillary meeting, office and social space (maximum 14700sqm ), auditorium (maximum 1300sqm) replacement buildings and grounds maintenance workshops, one new and relocated sports pitch, additional ball-stop fencing, relocated tennis courts, a new vehicular access and replacement car park with some matters reserved except for access) to update parameter landscape and land use plan.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Sep 2024
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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22 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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19 Aug 2026
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 22 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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