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Faculty Of Education Homerton College 184 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PH

26/0265/TTPOWorks to TPO treesRefused

Refused on 28 April 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

T1: Self set multi stemmed Sycamore - Remove due to damage to surrounding footpaths G2: 3x Holm Oak - Crown raise to 4 meters to maintain in their current location G3: 2x Holly - Formatively reduce and shape by 1 meter to improve form

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queen Ediths
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated12 Mar
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided28 Apr

Decided in 47 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Faculty Of Education Homerton College 184 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8PH. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Queen Ediths. 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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Why it was refused

  1. There is insufficient justification for the works to trees in the manner proposed and these works would be detrimental to tree health and amenity contribution and therefore to the character and appearance of the area. The Council recognises the need for periodic works to some trees to maintain a reasonable relationship between trees and property and would be happy to consider a less severe description of works. Authorisation Authorised by: SJ Kelly Joint Director For Planning & Economic Development For Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire Hall Cambourne Business Park Cambourne Cambridge CB23 6EA Date the decision was made: 28 April 2026

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CB2 8PH
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 March 2026
Last date for comments
1 April 2026
Target decision date
7 May 2026

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
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 24/2018
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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