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 38m 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 64m away

  91% 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

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

  20/04717/LBC Submitted 18 Nov 2020 92m 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 92m 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 92m 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

• Scott Polar Research Institute Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1ER

  24/0745/TTPO Submitted 12 Jul 2024 104m away

  5 no. Common lime (T25-T29 on TPO 16/1992) and 1 no. London Plan (T007, or T30 on TPO 16/1992) Raise crowns to 4.0 m above ground level, to facilitate the installation of portacabins for ongoing site works within the University campus. Installation of temporary ground protection measures, as per LoAA, directly beneath legs of cabins and along proposed pedestrian routes within the Root Protection Areas (RPAs) of the trees noted above.

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• 26/02154/PRIOR Granted

  Sidney Sussex College, Blundell Court Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HU

  Installation of 137 solar panels to the flat roof of a 5 storey accommodation block on site.

  9 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03355/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  52 Kingston Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2NU

  Change of use of commercial premises (Class E) to residential (Class C3)

  2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03301/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  50 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LA

  Change of use of the first floor and loft space from Class E (commercial, business and service) to a single dwellinghouse within Class C3(a).

  1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02570/PRIOR Granted

  Young Street Building Young Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LZ

  Installation of a roof top guardrail for safety improvements to roof top access.

  7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01844/PRIOR Granted

  Radio Mast Adjacent M11 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

  Removal of the existing 17.5m high structure and the installation of a new 22.5m high monopole. Installation of 6 no. new antennas, Mast Head Amplifiers (MHAs), Remote Radio Units (RRUs), Break Out Boxes (BOBs and GPS node. Removal of 2 no. existing cabinets and installation of 1 no. new cabinet and PSU within the existing cabin. Associated apparatus and ancillary works.

  14 May 2026 Prior approval