2-4 Nuffield Hospital Trumpington Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AF Data via plota.co.uk

12/1496/NMA1 - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non material amendment on application to alter the operative wording on the decision notice of, and add a condition identifying the approved plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 183 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; Registered park or garden 183 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge; Conservation area 81 m away: Southacre; National infrastructure project 616 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Tree preservation order 18 m away: Trumpington Road; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
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, 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
CB2 8AF
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Trumpington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DPP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Sept 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