Brooklands Court Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03540/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of existing timber windows and patio doors to UPVC in chartwell green. The external balconies will be painted to match. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Cambridge's recent extensions.

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Superseded Documents · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESCRIPTION AMENDMENT AGREEMENT Application Information · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Brooklands Avenue 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 31 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 272 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; National infrastructure project 445 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Full Application
Postcode
CB2 8BP
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Nick Willson Architects

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
490decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 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

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