28 Maids Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01451/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Demolition of roof, construction of replacement roof including hipped mansard roof to front and reconfiguration of second floor windows. Installation of solar panels to house and garage roofs. Entrance railings and steps to be replaced and paved with stone. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Apr 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Approved
26 May 2026

Approved on 26 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Kite 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB5 8DD
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
MKE Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 14 days faster than Cambridge's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Apr 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