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St Matthews Centre Sturton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2QF

Refused Cambridge 20/04514/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of a building comprising student accommodation (C2)(113 rooms in 14no flats), including an ancillary reception building, part change of use of existing building from non-residential institution (D1) to cafe (A3), including outdoor terrace with associated landscaping, open space, car and cycle parking and infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 20/04514/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/04514/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
2 Nov 2020
Validated
18 Nov 2020
Decided
25 Mar 2021
Ward
Petersfield
Decision by
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Postcode
CB1 2QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0658/TTPO Granted

    St Matthews Centre Sturton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2QF

    T6 London Plane- Crown lift to 1-2m above ground level T9 London Plane- To clear sign by approx. 1.5m T12 London Plane- To crown lift all round by approx. 2.5m above ground level. T13 London Plane- To crown lift all round by approx. 2.5m above ground level. T15 London Plane- To crown lift all round by approx. 2.5m above ground level. T16 London Plane- Crown lift to 1-2m above ground level. T17 Lime- To remove the lower branch next to car parking, crown clear. T24 London Plane- To clear sign by approx. 1.5m

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2020

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 18 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in Cambridge

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

209 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cambridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Trees 8 docs
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