12 Union Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EZ

1. 5 Nov 2024

   Received by Cambridge

2. 23 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

3. 9 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Cambridge granted permission on 23 December 2024, 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.

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.

• Chemistry Department Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EW

  26/02526/ADV Submitted 2 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of 2no externally illuminated fascia signs, 1no non-illuminated sign and installation of a small spotlight unit to illuminate a wall sculpture.

  Granted Advertising 25 docs

• Hanover Court And Princess Court Bentinck Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JJ

  25/04187/FUL Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec

  Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 165 new homes, landscaping, community room, parking and associated works

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 193 docs

• Stephen Perse Foundation Senior School Union Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HF

  25/03389/CONDB Submitted 17 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Submission of details required by condition 2 (Glint & Glare Assessment) of prior approval 25/03389/PRIOR

  Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

• Rectory Of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR

  20/04717/LBC Submitted 18 Nov 2020 100 yards away

  Internal alterations to the Rectory together with the addition of an accessible external ramp and revised steps to the south west main entrance.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 25 docs

• Rectory Of Our Lady And The English Martyrs Church Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1JR

  20/04716/FUL Submitted 18 Nov 2020 100 yards away

  Internal alterations to the Rectory together with the addition of an accessible external ramp and revised steps to the south west main entrance.

  Granted Full applications 26 docs

• Scott Polar Research Institute Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1ER

  21/0107/TTPO Submitted 25 Jan 2021 100 yards away

  (T1) Oak - reduce top crown by 1-1.5 meters, reduce middle crown where required by 1-1.5 meters. (T2) Sycamore - crown raise to 5 meters in height to avoid further vehicular damage, remove torn limbs. (G3) 2x Limes - remove and tidy 3x split and hanging branches.

  Split decision Trees 7 docs

• 26/03059/PRIOR Granted

  Addenbrookes, Bu41 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ

  Installation of 826 solar PV panels

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03653/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  78-80 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7BH

  Change of Use from Commercial Use to create 2 Dwellings.

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02704/PRIOR Refused

  Coleridge Community College Radegund Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3RJ

  Installation of solar panels on the school roofs.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03615/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  Orwell House Orwell Furlong Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0PP

  Demolition of Orwell House and Orwell Furlong.

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02805/PRIOR Granted

  School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

  Change use of the first floor from office space to a teaching space for Hills Road Sixth Form College

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval