21 Ground Floor Aylestone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HF Data via plota.co.uk

25/02362/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from photographic studio to one bedroom flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2025
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Consultation
5 Aug 2025
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Approved
8 Sept 2025

Approved on 8 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 17 Jun 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

De Freville 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 ↗
Protected tree 9 m away: Auto Electrical, order 10/2001
Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Tree record ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1251 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 1 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.

Building

Floor area68 m² (732 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB4 1HF
Received
17 Jun 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
West Chesterton
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 9 days faster 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

No public comments yet.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
5 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 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 Approved
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25/02362/CONDA
2025 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Cycle parking) of planning permission 25/0…
25/02362/CONDA
Within ~100m

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63 De Freville Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1HW
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Apple between fig and apple: remove
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Apple between fig and apple: remove
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.