15 Beche Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02537/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Part single, partial first floor rear and side extension with first floor outdoor balcony. Associated fenestration and refurbishment works and replacement boundary treatment. Solar Panel to Roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Barnwell Priory Barnwell Priory (the Cellarer's Checker)
List entry 1126103 · 26 m from the pin · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 ↗
Riverside 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 217 m away: Logan's Meadow
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 72 m away: Church of St Andrew the Less, Newmarket Road, Cambridge; 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 11 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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB5 8HX
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Cowper Griffith Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
255decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 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