222 The Victoria Project, Rooms 1 - 3 Victoria Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3LG Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Widening of the existing car park entrance and resurfaced to provide 5 parking bays, installation of an electric vehicle charging point within the car park, addition of root protection measures to existing trees, resurfacing of rear courtyard, removal of existing cycle store and replaced with new cycle store, construction of a new secure bin store within Briggs Passage and replace existing fencing, pedestrian gates and vehicle access gates associated with Cherry House, installation of bollards around access points and replacement of existing external entrance doors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
24 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Castle And Victoria Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Registered park or garden 72 m away: Histon Road Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 212 m away: Civil War earthworks at the Castle; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Air quality management area 11 m away: Cambridge AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB4 3LG
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Arbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Storm Tempest

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 5 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 85% of commercial and major works here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

48 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cambridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026