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Dukes Court 54 - 62 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8DZ

Granted Cambridge 24/04000/PRIOR Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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

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

Proposal

Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 23 No. apartments (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 24/04000/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
24/04000/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
24 Oct 2024
Validated
24 Oct 2024
Decided
23 Jan 2025
Ward
Market
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB5 8DZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 23 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 prior approval applications

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.

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