54 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX Data via plota.co.uk

25/04633/CONDA - Condition request Refused

Proposal

Submission of details required by condition 3 (Noise Assessment) and 6 (Noise Assessment) of planning permission 25/04633/FUL Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
2 Apr 2026
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Refused
15 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 May 2026 · Delegated (Condition) · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Historic Core 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 ↗
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 ↗
61 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House, Grade II, 18 m away · 4 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 51 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 93 m away: Christ's College
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
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1553 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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.

Building

Floor area257 m² (2,766 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Condition request
Postcode
CB2 3HX
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Refuse to Discharge Condition
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Condition)
Applicant
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Agent
Jessop and Cook architects
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 May 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.