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Peterhouse Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD

26/0306/TTCAWorks to CA treesDecided

Decided on 15 May 2026

Council decision: Decline to DetermineDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Yew - Reduce height to 2 metres to match adjacent yew hedge to reduce squirrel damage to building T2 Yew - Reduce height to 2 metres to match adjacent yew hedge to reduce squirrel damage to building T3 Yew - Reduce height to 2 metres to match adjacent yew hedge to reduce squirrel damage to building

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
Agent
Shire Trees Ltd
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated23 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Peterhouse Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 1RD
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
4 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shire Trees Ltd
Agent address
Pickering Farm Church Street Whaddon Royston SG8 5RX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Historic Core
  • Listed building: Grade II: Fen Court at PeterhouseOn this site · +19 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 35/1988Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Green belt: CambridgePart of the site
  • Local nature reserve: Sheep'S Green and Coe FenPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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