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26/01668/S73 - Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition Approved
Change of use

Proposal

S73 to vary conditions 8 (use) and 10 (use) of planning permission (Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the upper floors to provide commercial accommodation falling within Use Class E including redesigning the existing means of escape, a lift shaft and open staircase serving second and third floors. A second floor link structure creating an internal courtyard and terrace and alterations to fenestration) to allow Use Class E(b) (café use) within Tenant Unit 2 only, while permitting retail use within Use Class E(a) in Tenant Unit 1. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Consultation
14 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF REPORT -BASEMENT_REFUSE_STORE Agent / Applicant Comments · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 1 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
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
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Postcode
CB2 3HX
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RYE Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than Cambridge's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 92% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
32decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
14 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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