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25/02818/S73 - Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition Approved

Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 of ref: (Redevelopment of the site including demolition, extensions, alterations and provision of a commercial use (Class E) at ground floor with student accommodation on the upper floors along with associated infrastructure works) removal of basement, alterations to roof design, addition of external doors, alterations to plant layout and relocation of cycle parking along with the removal of Condition 10 and variations to the wording of Conditions 4, 5, 9 and 11. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2025
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Consultation
3 Dec 2025
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Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 61

Consultation & comments 28

PDF UPDATED TREE OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 28 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER FURTHER COMMENTS ON CONDITION REVISION Consultee Comments · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSES TO COMMENTS Application Information · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS MONITORING UNIT Consultee Comments · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LLFA Consultee Comments · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WASTE - SHARED SERVICE Consultee Comments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER Consultee Comments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF WASTE - SHARED SERVICE Consultee Comments · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER Consultee Comments · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Downing College, Gate Lodge and Gates, Grade II, 18 m away · 1 Grade I, 7 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 130 m away: Emmanuel College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1014 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 15 October 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
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Postcode
CB2 3AS
Received
17 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 265 days from validation, 218 days slower than Cambridge's median of 47 for amendments. Approved, as 93% of amendments here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
196decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
3 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
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
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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