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Cambanks Union Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1PY

25/0347/TTPOWorks to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 4 June 2025

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T4 - Ailanthus x 3 - 5m long limbs overhanging neighbours property (27 Union Lane) to be reduced by 2.5ms and up to 5ms high. T5 - Robinia - 5m long limbs overhanging neighbours property (27 Union Lane) to be reduced by 2.5ms and up to 5ms high.

Received
2 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Chesterton
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received2 Apr
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cambanks Union Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1PY. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across East 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 1PY
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2025
Last date for comments
17 April 2025
Target decision date
28 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
63 Winfold Road Waterbeach CB25 9PR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: ChestertonNext to the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 14/1988Covers the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 25-27 High Street Chesterton Cambridge CB4 1NQRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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