Elizabeth House 1 High Street East Chesterton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02702/TELNOT - Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5) Telecommunication Notification Lodged

Proposal

Installation of 6no antennas and 4no transmission dishes fixed to 3no rooftop support poles attached to the plantroom wall. Installation of 2no equipment cabinets on new steel grillage on the rooftop and ancillary development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 11 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 119.

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1961 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Conservation area 97 m away: Chesterton.
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
Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5)
Postcode
CB4 1NQ
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated (Condition)
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms

Decision outlook

Day 119, past the statutory target. 98% of prior approvals in Cambridge are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Nov 2026.

Day 11963 days past the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Aug 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