Planning application
1 Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8RG
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Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning application 23/04687/FUL comprising minor internal alterations and external elevation changes to Blocks E and F within Site 2.
As published by the council, reference 23/04687/NMA1
Application record
- Reference
- 23/04687/NMA1
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Postcode
- CB5 8RG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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15 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Cambridge for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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