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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Girton College, Woodlands Wing Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
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Girton College, Woodlands Wing Huntingdon Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0JG
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View council mapT1 - Mature Elm (dead) - . This Mature tree is now dead and situated over dog walker gate path and 53 Girton Rd back garden. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts. T2 - Twin stemmed Elm over Machinery store (dead) - This semi mature tree is now dead and is situated over the roof of the machinery store and a public footpath. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts. T3 - Large Dead Elm - This mature tree is now dead and is situated behind the machinery store and within striking distance of a public footpath. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request a Monolith to 3m. Bird Box cut x2. Lightning furrows cuts, Coronet cuts G1 - X5 dead Elms, These trees are now dead and within striking distance of the grass tennis courts. Request removal to near ground level. T4 - Multi stemmed Elm over Girton Road- This Multi-Stemmed tree 90% dead and is situated over/adjacent to Girton Road. It is showing vigour at the base/basal growth but the upper canopy is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety/ within striking distance of traffic. Request removal to approx.2m Pollard to allow regrowth. T5 - Ash in decline over Huntingdon Rd - This tree has been in steady decline for a number of years. It has had large deadwood removed on multiple occasions It has possible die back and is also exhibiting Innonotus hispidus brackets.Due to its location over a very busy cycle path and bus lane, we request removal to ground level. T6 - Small Dead Elm This tee is dead and situated directly over woodland path. It is posing a liability concern for the college and a threat to public safety. Request removal to ground level
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEApplication Decision Notice · PDF | 10 Aug 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| G1 - X5 DEAD ELMSPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| SKETCH PLAN 1 T1 T2 T3 G1 LOCATIONSPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| SKETCH PLAN 2 T4 T5 T6 LOCATIONSPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T1 - MATURE ELMPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T2 - TWIN STEMMED ELMPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T3 - LARGE DEAD ELMPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T4 - MULTI STEMMED ELMPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T5 - ASHPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| T6 - SMALL DEAD ELMPhotographs · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
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