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Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

Refused Cambridge 20/05174/PRI16A Prior Approval - Communications

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

Proposal

Installation of 1no. 20m telecommunications streetworks pole, 1 no. equipment cabinet, 1 no. meter cabinet and associated ancillary development.

As published by the council, reference 20/05174/PRI16A

Application record

Reference
20/05174/PRI16A
Type
Prior Approval - Communications
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
16 Dec 2020
Validated
16 Dec 2020
Decided
22 Feb 2021
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 7 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 19/1734/NMA2 Withdrawn

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Non-material amendment on application 19/1734/FUL to relocate 3no. parking spaces

    Decided 2 Feb 2023 Amendments
  • 19/1734/COND14 Decided

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 14 (Archaeology) of permission 19/1734/FUL

    Decided 11 Mar 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1734/COND19 Decided

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 19 (Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment) of planning permission 19/1734/FUL

    Decided 18 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1734/COND20 Decided

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 20 (Dust) of planning permission 19/1734/FUL

    Decided 18 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • 19/17342/COND13 Decided

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 13 (Protection of Badgers) of planning permission 19/1734/FUL

    Decided 12 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1734/COND4 Decided

    Clerk Maxwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (Public Art Strategy and Delivery Plan) of planning permission 19/1734/FUL

    Decided 24 Feb 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2020

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 22 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Warrington

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Documents

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

36 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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