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26/02334/FUL - Full Application Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective open timber pergola formed from 8no. 120x120mm tanalised timber posts on stainless steel shoes and external tv to sit within pergola. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENTGAS Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENTGAS Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF IMAGE001 Photographs · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID CHASE Application Information · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Castle And Victoria 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 19 m away: Histon Road Cemetery
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 206 m away: Civil War earthworks at the Castle; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Air quality management area 12 m away: Cambridge AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area390 m² (4,198 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 60)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB4 3DZ
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Arbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Concept IDL Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 5 days slower than Cambridge's median of 54 for extensions. Refused, as 4% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
511decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.