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291 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8RP

Granted Cambridge 24/03788/S73 Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 17/1372/FUL (Residential development containing 15 flats comprising 8 x 2-bed units and 7 x 1-bed units, along with access, car parking and associated landscaping following demolition of the existing buildings) revised basement ramp layout.

As published by the council, reference 24/03788/S73

Application record

Reference
24/03788/S73
Type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
8 Oct 2024
Validated
8 Oct 2024
Decided
7 Jan 2025
Ward
Queen Ediths
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB2 8RP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 17/1372/COND18 Granted

    291 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8RP

    Condition 18 - Balustrades

    Decided 19 Aug 2020 Conditions
  • 17/1372/COND23 Granted

    291 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8RP

    Condition 23 - Noise Insulation

    Decided 15 Oct 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 7 January 2025, 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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    17/1372/COND18 Submitted 14 Apr 2020 50 yards away

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    17/1372/COND23 Submitted 14 Apr 2020 50 yards away

    Condition 23 - Noise Insulation

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