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1, 3, 6, 12, 15 And 17 The Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AZ

26/0114/TTPOWorks to TPO treesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T001 - Italian Alder - Crown lift to 5.2 meters above the highway. 2.4 meters over footpath. T002 - Wild Cherry - Pollard back to original points a reduction of 2.5 m. T003 - Wild Cherry - Prune to clear building and fence by 2 meters. T004 - Wild Cherry - Crown lift to 5.2 meters over highway. T007 - Wild Cherry - Remove dead hung up branch at 6 Meters and crown lift to 5.2 Meters over highway. T008 - Wild Cherry - Fell to ground level due to damaged roots. T010 - Italian Alder - Crown lift to 2.4 Meters over footpath. T011 - Italian Alder - Crown lift to 5.2 Meters over highway. T013 - Italian Alder - Crown Lift to 5.2 Meters over highway. T015 - Common Beech - Crown lift to 5.2 Meters over highway. T016 - Italian Alder - Remove Sever Ivy at the base. T017 - White Willow - Pollard back to 4 Meters (Required to carry out works on this tree every 5 Years) Reason - Reason for carrying out these tree works is to make them safe on this site

Received
2 February 2026
Decision due
15 April 2026
Ward
Castle
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 10 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at 1, 3, 6, 12, 15 And 17 The Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AZ. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 0AZ
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
10 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
K Spencer Tree Surgery
Agent address
Willow Cottage Bardfield Road Thaxted Essex CM6 2LP

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: West Cambridge
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/11/2024Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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