153 High Street East Chesterton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
First floor side extension and rear roof extension including a rear dormer and 2no rooflights to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 6
Show all 6 with distances
- 53 m22, Church StreetGrade II
- 105 mThe Elms WestcroftGrade II
- 115 mGas LampGrade II
- 124 m1, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 125 m5, Chapel StreetGrade II
- 146 m81, High StreetGrade II
Checked on 2 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £380,000 in November 2021. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CB4 1NL
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- East Chesterton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 118 days from validation, 64 days slower than Cambridge's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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