Car Park Henley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/04740/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Reconfiguration of Henley Road car park and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
10 Feb 2026

Approved on 10 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 32

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 15

PDF AGENT EMAIL RE DRAINAGE CONDITION Agent / Applicant Comments · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AGENT EMAIL RE DRAINAGE CONDITION Agent / Applicant Comments · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC CALCULATION Application Information · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER EMAIL FLOOD INFO Application Information · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LIGHTING DESIGN Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HENLEY ROAD CAR PARK RECONFIGURATION Design and Access Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Information · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORCULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 1, PAGE 1-50 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 1, PAGE 51-100 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2, PAGE 1-50 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2, PAGE 51-100 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2, PAGE 101-135 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF AGENT EMAIL RE CONDITIONS Agent / Applicant Comments · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST WEST RAILWAY Consultee Comments · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENTGAS COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CADENTGAS COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL NOTE Application Information · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL NOTE Application Information · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 147 m away: Coldham's Common
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
National infrastructure project 22 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
10 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Bidwells LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days faster than Cambridge's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
8%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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Feb 2026
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
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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