Burrells Field Trinity College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

25/04800/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of a new substation and single storey extension to Maintenance Building for switch room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Consultation
30 Jan 2026
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Approved
24 Feb 2026

Approved on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 88 m away: Trinity 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
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Flood defence 30 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full Application
Postcode
CB3 9DH
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
24 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Cambridge's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
495decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 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
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