Magdalene College Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG
Approved on 12 May 2025
Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T625 - Midland hawthorn 'Paul's Scarlet' (Crataegus laevigata) - Remove to ground level. Grind stump. T626 - Flowering cherry (Prunus Serrulata) - Reduce southern side of crown to achieve a minimum of 2m lateral clearance from adjacent building.
- Received
- 28 March 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Agent
- Mercer Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived28 Mar
- ValidatedValidated28 Mar
- Consult.Consultation15 Apr
- TargetTarget Date9 May
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Magdalene College Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. 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 0AG
- Application type
- Works to CA trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 March 2025
- Last date for comments
- 15 April 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 May 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mercer Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- 10 Petlands Saffron Walden CB10 1XF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Historic Core
- Listed building: Grade II: Magdalene College, Boundary Wall of College Fronting Magdalene Street and Chesterton LaneOn this site · +20 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202617 Jul
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown lift to 4-5m above ground level - Crown lift to 2m above crown of ornamental Cherry to…
PendingWorks to CA trees26/0737/TTCA - 202528 Oct
5 Days Notice to remove Catalpa tree as has split at the main union, the crack propogates most of the way…
ApprovedWorks to CA trees25/1215/TTCA
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