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St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP

26/1173/TTCAWorks to CA treesAwaiting decision

Proposal

T132 - WINTER FLOWERING CHERRY x 8ms high with ganoderma and die back in upper crown - remove by root to facilitate replanting, T133 - FASTIGIATE BEECH x 12ms high - prune back laterals to clear adj. building by 1.5ms and reduce lateral on opposite side of crown to rebalance, T141 - YEW x 8ms with low crown over Bridge Street - Raise crown over Bridge St to 5ms and 3ms over public foot path, prune to clear wall College side by 1m, T143 - ORIENTAL PLANE x 18ms with low crown over Bridge Street - Raise crown to 5ms over Bridge St, prune to clear wall and bus shelter by 1m, T201 - ROBINIA in decline with sparse crown, lean and split base x 20ms - remove,

Received
12 October 2026
Decision due
23 November 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.30 Oct
  4. Target23 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 October.

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About this application

This is a tree application at St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP. Cambridge has handled 1,228 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. 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 1TP
Application type
Works to CA trees
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2026
Last date for comments
30 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
63 Winfold Road Waterbeach CB25 9PR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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