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43 Pretoria Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HD

24/1433/TTCAWorks to CA treesDecided

Decided on 12 February 2025

Council decision: Split decisionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) - Remove significant deadwood. Reduce tree crown by up to 3 meters. Carry out decay detection with 'Resi-drill'. T2 Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) - Deadwood can be removed. Reduce tree crown by up to 3 meters. T3 Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) - Deadwood can be removed. Reduce tree crown by up to 3 meters. T4 Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) - Deadwood can be removed. Reduce tree crown by up to 3 meters. Loosen washing line. T5 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) - Reduce tree crown by up to 3 meters.

Received
11 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Chesterton
Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.26 Dec
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 43 Pretoria Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HD. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. The site is in the Riverside and Stourbridge Common conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the CB4 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
CB4 1HD
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2024
Last date for comments
26 December 2024
Target decision date
22 January 2025
Permission expires
12 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
Agent address
Rectors Cottage High Street Fowlmere Royston SG87SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Riverside+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/02/2025Part of the site · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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