St Philips Church 185 Mill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00218/FUL - Full Application Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of an additional 60 No. PV Panels to the East facing main roof and 28 No. PV Panels to the West facing main roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jan 2026
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Validated
26 Jan 2026
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Consultation
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT Application Information · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 11

PDF CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT Consultee Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AGREEMENT TO EOT AND REVISED DESCRIPTION Agent / Applicant Comments · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF MOD RESPONSE Consultee Comments · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF MOD RESPONSE Consultee Comments · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CAMBRIDGE AIRPORT COMMENTS CORRECT Consultee Comments · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT Consultee Comments · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EURENER TOPCON-475W DATASHEET Application Information · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO SIMULATIONS Photographs · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Mill Road 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 ↗
Protected tree 9 m away: 177-189 and St Philip's Church, Mill Road, order 09/1991
2 protected trees within 15 m. 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.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 275 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 2 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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB1 3AN
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Romsey
Case officer
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Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
St Philip's Church, Cambridge

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 32 days slower 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

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
9 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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