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Fitzwilliam College, The Chapel Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DG

25/0078/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 28 February 2025

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 London Plane - As an alternative to tree removal, the installation of a root barrier is proposed to mitigate the influence of T1. STEP 1: Initial phase of the project involves excavation of an investigative shallow trench (5.5m from the tree) to determine if substantial structural roots are present. Please see 'Planned trench locations - 22.01.2025'. STEP 2: If on completion of the shallow trench no substantial structural roots are discovered, the root barrier trench will be excavated in sections by a 13-ton tracked excavator to a target depth of 6.0-meters. This depth is the maximum that is achievable given the site restrictions and the proximity to the building. Please see 'MWA Root Barrier Project Proposal - The Chapel 22.01.2025 - Revised to 6m'.

Received
23 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
Agent
MWA Arboriculture Ltd
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Fitzwilliam College, The Chapel Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DG. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Castle. We hold 690 applications in total for the CB3 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
CB3 0DG
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2025
Last date for comments
13 February 2025
Target decision date
6 March 2025
Permission expires
28 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
MWA Arboriculture Ltd
Agent address
Unit 8 Stephenson House Horsley Business Centre Horsley NE15 0NY

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.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    23 Jan

    T1 London Plane - As an alternative to tree removal, the installation of a root barrier is proposed to…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/0078/TTCA
  2. 2025
    23 Jan

    TG1 Yew Group - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stumps to inhibit regrowth.

    ApprovedWorks to CA treesFiled alongside25/0079/TTCA

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