30 St Matthews Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to a single dwelling (C3 use) (retrospective) and house in multiple occupation (C4 use). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 4
Site constraints 7
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 96 days from validation, 34 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 18 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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