Planning application
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/0879/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0879/TTPO
- Type
- Works to TPO trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Girton
- Parish
- Girton CP
- Postcode
- CB3 0JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 20 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03702/FUL Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of new lighting and controls in various locations around Girton College, including Cloister Court, the external pedestrian route to the Pavilion, the entrance tower archway, the Stanley Library, Cloister Corridor, Old Hall, the Chapel, Eliza Baker Court, the Dining Hall and the Upper Library. Additionally, new AV facilities within the Chapel.
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26/03703/LBC Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Installation of new lighting and controls in various locations around Girton College, including Cloister Court, the external pedestrian route to the Pavilion, the entrance tower archway, the Stanley Library, Cloister Corridor, Old Hall, the Chapel, Eliza Baker Court, the Dining Hall and the Upper Library. Additionally, new AV facilities within the Chapel.
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26/03583/S73 Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
S73 to vary condition 3 (approved drawings) of ref: 26/01599/S73 (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.)
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26/01599/CONDF Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 32 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 26/01599/S73
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26/01599/CONDE Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Site Wide Phasing Plan) of planning permission 26/01599/S73.
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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 (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) as varied by 26/01599/S73 (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.)
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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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26/01599/CONDB Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Submission of details required by condition 10(Part)(AMS Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 26/01599/S73.
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26/01599/CONDC Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Submission of details required by condition 9 (Archaeologica, Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 26/01599/S73.
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26/01599/CONDD Awaiting decision
Girton College Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
Submission of details required by conditions 7(Design and Layout ) and 8 (ground conditions assessment and scheme to provide a pitch of acceptable quality) of planning permission 26/01599/S73.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- 12570 - LETTER - NORWAY MAPLE AT GIRTON COLLEGE - GIRTON
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided tree works applications in a median of 38 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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