Hanover Court And Princess Court Bentinck Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/04187/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 165 new homes, landscaping, community room, parking and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 14:16

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Application progress

✓

Received

28 Oct 2025

✓

Consultation

13 Nov 2025

Decision

Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 379.

Documents 125

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 52

Plans & drawings 6

PDF HPC-PTE-XX-XX-L-A-99010-1.9 MIXED TENURE SUBJECT TO FUNDING Drawings · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HPC-PTE-XX-XX-L-A-99011 PRIVATE SALE ONLY Drawings · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION 106 OFFICER Consultee Comments · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Application Information · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DUST AND DIRT MANAGEMENT PLAN Application Information · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Application Information · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Information · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 44

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 7

New Town And Glisson 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 ↗

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 ↗

Also on the record

8 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 460 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; National infrastructure project 711 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Registered park or garden 247 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Cambridge
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: CB2 1JJ
Received: 28 Oct 2025
Validated: 28 Oct 2025
Ward: Market
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Carter Jonas LLP

Decision outlook

Day 379, past the statutory target. 69% of full applications in Cambridge are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 379288 days past the 91-day target

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

26comments received

15 objecting11 neutral

58% object · below the UK average of 74%

229 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 13 Nov 2025
Committee: 24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

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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

Hanover Court And Princess Court Bentinck Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 125

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 52

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 44

Other documents 20

Site constraints 7

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Decision outlook

Public comments

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