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Grantchester Meadows Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire

26/0616/TTCAWorks to CA treesAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Tag 1 - White Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - Remove stem from bole to leave a 2m bole as habitat. Reason - Partial collapse of severely decayed part of tree. Remaining stem supported by very decayed bole. Risk of collapse. Area only open to site user and trespassers. Tree marked with orange paint. Tag 2 - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Remove tree. Reason - Risk of collapse. Adjacent to access path to club sites. Tree marked with orange paint. Tag 3 - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Reduce height to 1.5m to retain as habitat whilst removing risk of collapse across the path. Reason - This 6m bolling is the remains of a previously reduced tree. Given the lean towards the access path and the unknown level of decay at the base, there is a risk of collapse before the next tree survey.

Received
16 June 2026
Decision due
28 July 2026
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target28 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (8)

About this application

This is a tree application at Grantchester Meadows Grantchester Meadows Cambridge Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Newnham Croft conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham.

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Application details

Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026
Last date for comments
3 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shelford Tree Service Ltd
Agent address
15 Cambridge Road Newton Cambridge CB227PL Gb

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
8

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: Newnham Croft
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 23/2006Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Green belt: Cambridge
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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