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175-179 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8HA

Refused Cambridge 21/00182/PRI03O Change of Use from B1(a) to C3 Dwelling

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

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of offices (Class B1(a) to 3 No. dwellinghouses (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 21/00182/PRI03O

Application record

Reference
21/00182/PRI03O
Type
Change of Use from B1(a) to C3 Dwelling
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
15 Jan 2021
Validated
15 Jan 2021
Decided
12 Mar 2021
Ward
Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB5 8HA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2021

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 12 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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.

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