Land Opposite 13 - 15 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03349/TELNOT - Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5) Pending

Proposal

Installation of 2 no. omni antennas installed at 5.3m and 5.4m in height on the existing lamppost, 1 no. standalone feeder pillar installed to the right of the lamppost and ancially development thereto including 1 no. Baseband unit (BBU) installed at 5.9m, 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs) installed at 5.45m and 5.55m on the existing lamppost. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Registered park or garden 41 m away: Christ's College
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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.
30 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Holy Trinity War Memorial Shelter, Grade II, 33 m away · 4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 24 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 ↗
Also on the record
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
Telecommunications Notifications (Reg 5)
Postcode
CB2 3HJ
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Clarke Telecom Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 37.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,733decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Cambridge to go on. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 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