Planning application
Girton College, Woodlands Wing 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
T1 - Mature Elm (dead) - . This Mature tree is now dead and situated over dog walker gate path and 53 Girton Rd back garden. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts. T2 - Twin stemmed Elm over Machinery store (dead) - This semi mature tree is now dead and is situated over the roof of the machinery store and a public footpath. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts. T3 - Large Dead Elm - This mature tree is now dead and is situated behind the machinery store and within striking distance of a public footpath. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts G1 - X5 dead Elms, These trees are now dead and within striking distance of the grass tennis courts. Request removal to near ground level. T4 - Multi stemmed Elm over Girton Road- This Multi-Stemmed tree 90% dead and is situated over/adjacent to Girton Road. It is showing vigour at the base/basal growth but the upper canopy is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety/ within striking distance of traffic. Request removal to approx.2m Pollard to allow regrowth. T5 - Ash in decline over Huntingdon Rd - This tree has been in steady decline for a number of years. It has had large deadwood removed on multiple occasions It has possible die back and is also exhibiting Innonotus hispidus brackets.Due to its location over a very busy cycle path and bus lane, we request removal to ground level. T6 - Small Dead Elm This tee is dead and situated directly over woodland path. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request removal to ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/0633/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0633/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Girton
- Parish
- Girton CP
- Postcode
- CB3 0JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Shelford Tree Service Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2020 · Cambridge
63 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 96% granted
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14 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- G1 - X5 DEAD ELMS
- SKETCH PLAN 1 T1 T2 T3 G1 LOCATIONS
- SKETCH PLAN 2 T4 T5 T6 LOCATIONS
- T1 - MATURE ELM
- T2 - TWIN STEMMED ELM
- T3 - LARGE DEAD ELM
- T4 - MULTI STEMMED ELM
- T5 - ASH
- T6 - SMALL DEAD ELM
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