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25/03821/ADV - Advert Consent Allowed on appeal
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Installation of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Refused
12 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
7 Apr 2026

Refused on 12 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 37

Decision & officer reports 7

PDF APPEAL DECISION Appeal Decision · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX C - OFFICER REPORT (FUL) Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX C - DECISION NOTICE (FUL) Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX C - DECISION NOTICE (ADV) Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX C - OFFICER REPORT (ADV) Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LAND OWNER NOTIFICATION OF APPEAL Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX A - APPLICATION FORM Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX A - BT STREET HUB PLANNING STATEMENT Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX B - LOCATION PLAN Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX B - PROPOSED SITE PLAN Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX B - PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX B - KIOSK REMOVAL PLAN Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX D - BT UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPELLANT STATEMENT OF CASE APPENDIX E - KIOSK SPECIFICATIONS Appeal Statement · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BT STREET HUB PRODUCT STATEMENT V2 Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BT STREET HUB PLANNING STATEMENT Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR MGMNT PLAN Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF KIOSK REMOVAL PLAN Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 4

PDF APPEAL FORM Appeal Form · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONFORMITY CERTIFICATE Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF NEIGHBOUR START NOTIFICATION LETTER Appeal Questionnaire / Supporting Docs · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE Appeal Questionnaire / Supporting Docs · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPEAL START LETTER Appeal Start Date Letter · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPEAL NOTIFICATION LIST Appeal Questionnaire / Supporting Docs · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BT STREET HUB OVEREXPOSURE AND GLARE EVALUATION Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF THE BRIGHTNESS OF ILLUMINATED ADVERTISEMENTS Application Information · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17, Fitzroy Street, Grade II, 8 m away · 14 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.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 18 m away: Kite
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1033 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
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
Advert Consent
Postcode
CB1 1ER
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
12 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 7 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004408 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitie

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 16 days slower than Cambridge's median of 55 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 88% of signs and adverts here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens…
25/03820/FUL
2025 Refused
Installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens…
25/03820/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
5 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
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25/03899/ADV
2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign, 3no internally suspended signs (n…
25/01328/ADV
2025 Approved
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2025 Refused
17 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
External (installation of 8 No. internally illuminated signs) and internal alterations.
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2025 Refused
17 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
Installation of 8 No. internally illuminated signs
25/00389/ADV
2025 Refused
17 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
External (installation of 8 No. internally illuminated signs) and internal alterations.
25/00388/LBC
2025 Refused
17 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
Installation of 8 No. internally illuminated signs
25/00389/ADV
2024 Approved
5 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no internally illuminated pro…
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2024 Approved
5 Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1ER
Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign and 1no internally illuminated pro…
24/04756/ADV
2024 Approved
75 Burleigh Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1DJ
Installation of 1no externally illuminated logo sign, 1no externally illuminated wordmark…
24/03732/ADV
2024 Approved
75 Burleigh Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1DJ
Installation of 1no externally illuminated logo sign, 1no externally illuminated wordmark…
24/03732/ADV
2024 Approved
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Bay, reduce height by 4-4.5m and reduce spread on all sides by 1m to shape round.
24/0868/TTCA
2024 Approved
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2018 Withdrawn
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2018 Approved
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Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1513/LBC
2018 Approved
32 Maids Causeway Cambridge CB5 8DD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1512/FUL
2018 Approved
32 Maids Causeway Cambridge CB5 8DD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
18/1513/LBC
2018 Approved
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Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey double garage.
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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