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Scott Polar Research Institute Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER

25/0834/TTPOWorks to TPO treesApproved

Approved on 30 September 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1- Acacia- Laterally reduce by 1.5m to provide 2m clearance from building. Crown lift to 6m

Received
13 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.12 Sep
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided30 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Scott Polar Research Institute Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days. The site is in the New Town and Glisson Road conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 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
CB2 1ER
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2025
Last date for comments
12 September 2025
Target decision date
8 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Oakes and Watson
Agent address
17 West End Haddenham Ely CB6 3TD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: New Town And Glisson Road
  • Listed building: Grade II: Scott Polar Research InstituteOn this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 16/1992Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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