Land At The Rear Of 74 Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HH Data via plota.co.uk

25/03906/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Creation of a part two storey part single storey dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Consultation
17 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
25 Feb 2026

Approved on 25 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 33

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1851 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB3 0HH
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
25 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Craft_Atelier

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 78 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

6comments received
3 objecting3 supporting

50% support · above the UK average of 16%

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
17 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2025
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