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Friars Building Queens College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire

26/0944/TTCAWorks to CA treesPermitted

Proposal

T1 Silver Lime - Silver Lime - Cut back to clear building by 3m

Received
1 September 2026
Decided
18 September 2026 · Have No Objection To
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 October 2026
Ward
Newnham
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 17 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge95% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Friars Building Queens College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has handled 1,179 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 17 days, 4 weeks quicker than Cambridge's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 165 applications across Newnham.

Application Details

Reference
26/0944/TTCA
Address
Friars Building Queens College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Works to CA trees
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Newnham
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mercer Tree Services Ltd
Agent Address
10 Petlands Saffron Walden CB10 1XF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 September 2026
Target Decision Date
13 October 2026
Date Decided
18 September 2026
Date Validated
1 September 2026
Date Submitted
1 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Have No Objection To
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
7
Coordinates
52.197586, 0.139154
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mill RoadNext to the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/18/2025Part of the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Devonshire RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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