161 Sturton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2QH
Approved on 12 May 2023
Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1: Felling of Chinese Windmill Palm to enhance character of victorian terraced garden. T2- T3: Removal of Japanese angelica trees due to their invasive nature and aggressive growth pattern. T4: Trimming of branch of mulberry tree because encroaching on neigbour's garden. Branch to be trimmed is indicated on photos 3 and 4.
- Received
- 11 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Petersfield
- ReceivedReceived11 Apr
- ValidatedValidated11 Apr
- Consult.Consultation26 Apr
- TargetTarget Date23 May
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 161 Sturton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2QH. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 3 weeks quicker than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Mill Road conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Petersfield. We hold 1,406 applications in total for the CB1 postcode area.
94% of trees applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CB1 2QH
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 April 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 26 April 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 26 April 2023
- Target decision date
- 23 May 2023
- Permission expires
- 12 May 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 19
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Mill Road
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202528 Jul
T1 - Copper beech - Tree stands at 15 meters, Crown to be reduced by 5m as assessed by arborist.
ApprovedWorks to CA trees25/0747/TTCA - 202323 Jun
Mulberry tree (M) fell as in danger of falling. Support posts are currently in place to prevent the tree from…
ApprovedWorks to CA trees23/0628/TTCA
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