Street Record Sussex Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03254/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Temporary erection of market stalls on King's Parade, St Mary's Passage, Market Hill, Petty Cury, Fisher Square, Sussex Street and Sidney Street including provision of associated infrastructure including generators and traffic control measures. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 1, Market Street
List entry 1126135 · 28 m from the pin · 41 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 34 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden 77 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Full Application
Postcode
CB2 3HG
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

219 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 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