Land At Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/04332/PRIOR - Prior Approval Withdrawn

Proposal

Installation of 20m pole supporting 6 No. antennas, 1 No. 0.3m dish, 2 No. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary development including 1No. meter cabinet. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Consultation
20 Nov 2025
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Withdrawn
2 Dec 2025

Withdrawn on 2 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 24

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Site constraints 7

West Cambridge 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 ↗
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Main and Secondary Gateway to Madingley Road and the Boundary Wall, Grade II, 13 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 16 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 19 m away: St John's College
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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 15 m away: Grange Road/ Madingley Road Corner; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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
Prior Approval
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
2 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
WHP Telecoms

Public comments

11comments received
11 objecting6 supporting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

64 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
20 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
31 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