16 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03401/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Pending
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of Air Source Heat Pump to front porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent householder applications.

Documents 24

Statements & assessments 5

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HEAT PUMP NOISE ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF SITE PLAN IDENTICAL TERRACE ADAPTED Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING ADAPTION NOTE Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 14

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITING OF HEAT PUMP Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BUILDING PLANS Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP INFORMATION Application Information · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AVENUE THROUGH TREES Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCESS PATH MATCH Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF MOCKUP DARK COLOUR SCREENED Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF MOCKUP LIGHT COLOUR IN PORCH Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF AVENUE THROUGH TREES Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCESS PATH PORCH FRONTAGE Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF MOCKUP DARK WITH PLANTING Photographs · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Accordia. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Local nature reserve 294 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; Registered park or garden 138 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Air quality management area 87 m away: Cambridge AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB2 8DP
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides householder applications by day 53.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
91%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
154decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Install 15 photovoltaic solar panels to roof.
23/02049/HFUL
2023 Approved
Install 15 photovoltaic solar panels to roof.
23/02049/HFUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
4 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Installation of an air-source heat pump in the front entrance porch of 4 Aberdeen Avenue
24/03447/HFUL
2024 Approved
4 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Installation of an air-source heat pump in the front entrance porch of 4 Aberdeen Avenue
24/03447/HFUL
2024 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
Walnut tree (marked 1 on the plan) - Lightly prune some of the lower branches. The purpos…
24/0664/TTCA
2024 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
Walnut tree (marked 1 on the plan) - Lightly prune some of the lower branches. The purpos…
24/0664/TTCA
2023 Approved
2 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Install 8 photovoltaic solar panels and 3 photovoltaic solar panels on two pitched roofs…
23/01271/HFUL
2023 Approved
2 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Install 8 photovoltaic solar panels and 3 photovoltaic solar panels on two pitched roofs…
23/01271/HFUL
2023 Approved
4 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Installation of 12 solar panels on the flat roof of 4 Aberdeen Avenue. The panels will be…
23/00732/HFUL
2023 Approved
4 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8DP
Installation of 12 solar panels on the flat roof of 4 Aberdeen Avenue. The panels will be…
23/00732/HFUL
2022 Approved
English Heritage 24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
T4, T7 & T12: Yew - Sever and remove ivy to ensure a 2m clear trunk T72: Apple - Fruit pr…
22/0548/TTCA
2022 Approved
English Heritage 24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
T4, T7 & T12: Yew - Sever and remove ivy to ensure a 2m clear trunk T72: Apple - Fruit pr…
22/0548/TTCA
2021 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
Tree species is a Prunus located in enclose triangle. Works to include the removal of the…
21/0584/TTCA
2021 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
Tree species is a Prunus located in enclose triangle. Works to include the removal of the…
21/0584/TTCA
2021 Approved
2 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge CB2 8DP
To install 10 photovoltaic solar panels and a heat pump on the flat roof of this 4-storey…
21/01298/HFUL
2021 Approved
2 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge CB2 8DP
To install 10 photovoltaic solar panels and a heat pump on the flat roof of this 4-storey…
21/01298/HFUL
2021 Approved
12 Gilmour Road Cambridge CB2 8DX
Submission of details required by condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission…
20/01033/CONDA
2021 Approved
12 Gilmour Road Cambridge CB2 8DX
Submission of details required by condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission…
20/01033/CONDA
2021 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge CB2 8BU
Apple - Tip reduce entire crown by 0.5-1m all over and crown clean.
21/0313/TTCA
2021 Approved
24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge CB2 8BU
Apple - Tip reduce entire crown by 0.5-1m all over and crown clean.
21/0313/TTCA
2020 Approved
23 Aberdeen Avenue Cambridge CB2 8DL
Installation of 16 solar panels.
20/04916/HFUL
2020 Approved
12 Gilmour Road Cambridge CB2 8DX
Ground floor extension and access gate alterations within the building curtilage and proj…
20/01033/FUL
2018 Refused
12 Gilmour Road Cambridge CB2 8DX
Ground floor extension and access gate alterations within the building curtilage; project…
18/1813/FUL
2018 Refused
12 Gilmour Road Cambridge CB2 8DX
Ground floor extension and access gate alterations within the building curtilage; project…
18/1813/FUL
2016 Approved
English Heritage 24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
T3: Yew - Fell and grind out stumpT71: European Ash - tip reduce the small branches and f…
16/313/TTCA
2016 Approved
English Heritage 24 Brooklands Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BU
T3: Yew - Fell and grind out stumpT71: European Ash - tip reduce the small branches and f…
16/313/TTCA
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