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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

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Nov 2026; it is now day 77.

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 ↗
49 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House, Grade II, 5 m away · 4 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 40 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 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; National infrastructure project 1537 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 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.

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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
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Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 76% of commercial and major works in Cambridge are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Nov 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

14comments received
10 objecting3 neutral1 supporting

71% object · below the UK average of 74%

219 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
23 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