Land Opp 4 Lyndewode Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2HL Data via plota.co.uk

25/05038/TELNOT - Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5) Pending

Proposal

Installation of 1 No. 9M light wooden pole. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Target date was 20 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 322.

Site constraints 6

New Town And Glisson Road 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 409 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Registered park or garden 244 m away: Botanic Garden, 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 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
CB1 2HL
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Openreach

Decision outlook

Day 322, 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 322266 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
20 Jan 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