Various Properties At Fitzgerald Place, Pepys Court And Scholars Walk Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1WA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00914/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of timber cladding to 5no residential buildings with new A1 fire rated Benx Supertech cladding in Slate Grey Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Validated
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
27 Mar 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 28

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 8 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 16

PDF FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED MATERIALS DETAILS Application Information · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDMENT SUMMARY Application Information · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Manor House, Grade II, 29 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area 17 m away: Chesterton
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 303 m away: Logan's Meadow
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 161 m away: Chesterton Abbey; National infrastructure project 1969 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Tree preservation order 26 m away: Junction of Lynfield Lane and Church Street Cambri.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 1WA
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
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Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Diamond & Co Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
490decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
27 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
8 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Single storey rear extension and part garage conversion.
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings