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13 Highfield Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2AJ

Refused Cambridge 24/03498/HFUL Householder Works/Extension

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension including parapet wall. Hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer over proposed first floor. Erection of detached garden room to rear.

As published by the council, reference 24/03498/HFUL

Application record

Reference
24/03498/HFUL
Type
Householder Works/Extension
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
18 Sep 2024
Validated
9 Oct 2024
Decided
3 Dec 2024
Ward
West Chesterton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB4 2AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Letchworth Garden City

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Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

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In Cambridge

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    4 Highworth Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2BG

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    6 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 26/03274/HFUL Awaiting decision

    13 Highfield Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2AJ

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  • 26/02553/HFUL Granted

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