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Robinson College, Grange Road 1 Sylvester Road And 5 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AN

26/0333/TTCAWorks to CA treesApproved

Approved on 28 April 2026

Council decision: Have No Objection ToDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T632-635/6: Ilex (dead) - Remove to near ground level. T622: Robinia pseudoacacia (low amenity) - Remove to near ground level. T623: Sequoiadendron - Remove to near ground level. T441, T442: x2 Acer platanoides - Remove major deadwood over 3 inches diameter. T443: Carpinus betulus - Remove major deadwood over 3 inches diameter. T461: Robinia pseudoacacia (leaning) - Monolith to approx. 5m. T501: Morus nigra - Clean up damaged limb and remove major deadwood over 3 inches diameter. T450: Sambucus - Remove to near ground level. No Tag: Laurels - Remove major deadwood over 3 inches diameter. T166: Tilia cordata - Remove major deadwood over 3 inches diameter. T529: Sorbus scalaris - Remove to near ground level. T264: Betula pubescens (leaning and in decline) (at 5 Adams Road) - Remove to near ground level. T313: Crataegus monogyna (at 1 Sylvester Road/car park) - Crown lift by 4m over road to provide vehicle and pedestrian clearance. T312: Laburnum (at 1 Sylvester Road/car park) - Remove to near ground level. T314: Prunus pissardii (at 1 Sylvester Road/car park) - Remove major deadwood. Crown lift by 4m away from road. Thin epicormic growth by 20%. Reduce lateral limb encroaching on car park back to suitable growth point. Collection of conifers (at 1 Sylvester Road) - Remove to near ground level. Collection of conifers (Greenhouse area) - Remove to near ground level. T192: Acer - Remove major deadwood over 2.5 inches diameter.

Received
31 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided28 Apr

Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Robinson College, Grange Road 1 Sylvester Road And 5 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AN. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. We hold 687 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 9AN
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 April 2026
Last date for comments
22 April 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
Agent address
15 Cambridge Road Newton Cambridge CB22 7PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: West Cambridge
  • Listed building: Robinson CollegeOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 17/2015Protected tree on or next to this site · +3 more
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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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