8 High Street East Chesterton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02354/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved
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Proposal

Installation of air source heat pump to front. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF ELEVATIONS Photographs · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE Agent / Applicant Comments · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE Agent / Applicant Comments · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF AMENDMENT SUMMARY Application Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDMENT SUMMARY Application Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID CHASE Application Information · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HEAT PUMP PROPOSAL Application Information · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Chesterton 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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 25 and 27, High Street, Grade II, 22 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 126 m away: Chesterton Abbey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 484 m away: Logan's Meadow; National infrastructure project 1941 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Tree preservation order 28 m away: Elizabeth House, 1 High Street, Chesterton.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £475,000 in September 2011. Detached house, freehold.

9 September 2011£475,000
9 April 2009£300,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area132 m² (1,421 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2011, 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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB4 1NG
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Cambridge's median of 54 for householder applications. Approved, as 95% of householder applications here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
422decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.