Land Adjacent To 49 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single storey dwelling with garden and off street car parking, on the land adjacent to No. 49 New Square. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 5 Dec 2025 · Committee Decision (Area/Main) · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Documents 41
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 8
Application forms 4
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 14
Site constraints 7
Show the other 13 with distances
- 11 m2-17, Willow WalkGrade II
- 32 mNos. 1-32 and 35-48 New SquareGrade II
- 38 m1-4, Short StreetGrade II
- 39 m4 and 6, Maid's CausewayGrade II
- 45 mWesley Church and Attached LibraryGrade II
- 47 m8-18, MAID'S CAUSEWAY (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 64 mFootway and Iron Railings Stretching From the Short Street Corner Outside Number 2 to Number 70Grade II
- 99 mChurch Army Hostel.Grade II
- 105 mThe Brick Wall Joining Number 20 to Number 1 Fair StreetGrade II
- 123 m9A, ORCHARD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 129 m62 and 63, Jesus LaneGrade II
- 135 mJakenett's AlmshousesGrade II
- 144 mRadegund BuildingsGrade 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Cambridge
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CB1 1EZ
- Received
- 4 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 8 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Market
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Refused Permission
- Decision date
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Committee Decision (Area/Main)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ashworth Parkes Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 119 days from validation, 57 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for full applications. Refused, as 10% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
57% support · above the UK average of 16%
47 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 14 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 3 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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