Abbey Sports Complex And Overflow Car Park Off Whitehall Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NT

1. 11 Dec 2020

   Received by Cambridge

2. 29 Jan 2021

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 7 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Cambridge granted permission on 29 January 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Coldhams Common, Sporturf Pitch Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NT

  24/01532/CONDA Submitted 26 Nov 2024 200 yards away

  Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 5 (Surface water drainage) and 7 (Scheme of waste bins) of planning permission 24/01532/FUL

  Granted Conditions Trees 13 docs

• 72 Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LX

  22/05116/HFUL Submitted 24 Nov 2022 250 yards away

  Erection of a dormer loft conversion with 3 velux windows and material alterations to 6m rear extension with new pitched roof 3.409m height.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 28 docs
  Domestic

• 68 Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LX

  23/01820/CONDA Submitted 9 Mar 2026 300 yards away

  Submission of details required by condition 9 (contractors parking plan) of planning permission 23/01820/FUL

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• 7 Thorleye Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NF

  26/00995/S73 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 300 yards away

  S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) condition 7 (HMO management plan) to compliance, condition 8 (bin and bike storage) to compliance and remove condition 9 (green biodiverse roof) of ref: 24/01141/FUL (Single storey rear extension and change of use from use class C4 house in multiple occupation with 6 residents to sui generis a large house in multiple occupation with 7 residents).

  Granted Amendments Extension 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Thorleye Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8NF

  26/03280/FUL Submitted 28 Aug 2026 300 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

  Erection of an ancillary outbuilding to provide flexible communal accommodation for HMO residents at 7 Thorleye Road.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs

• 130A Whitehill Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LY

  26/01646/FUL Submitted 30 Apr 2026 300 yards away

  Erection of a single-storey detached timber garden studio to be used for purposes incidental to existing dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/03059/PRIOR Granted

  Addenbrookes, Bu41 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ

  Installation of 826 solar PV panels

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03653/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  78-80 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7BH

  Change of Use from Commercial Use to create 2 Dwellings.

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02704/PRIOR Refused

  Coleridge Community College Radegund Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3RJ

  Installation of solar panels on the school roofs.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03615/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  Orwell House Orwell Furlong Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0PP

  Demolition of Orwell House and Orwell Furlong.

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02805/PRIOR Granted

  School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

  Change use of the first floor from office space to a teaching space for Hills Road Sixth Form College

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval