Planning application
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Works: New dwelling Extension Several homes
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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 23/02127/FUL (Erection of (i) 8 no. flats (4 no. studios, 2 no. one bed & 2 no. two bed flats) on the eighth floor on Mayflower House with removal of Electronic Communications Apparatus on the roof (ii) bin-store for proposed flats occupying one existing car parking bay (iii) bespoke structure to cover 20 no. existing cycle bays (iv) structures to cover 32 no. additional cycle bays) to allow an increase in the overall height of the approved eighth-floor extension by approximately 599 mm, with all other aspects of the development remaining unchanged.
As published by the council, reference 25/05027/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05027/S73
- Type
- Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Decision by
- Committee Decision (Area/Main)
- Postcode
- CB4 1JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/02127/NMA3 Awaiting decision
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Non material amendment on application 23/02127/FUL for 1) Approved corner windows (4 in total) to flats 1, 4, 5 and 8 replaced with a door for wheelchair access to balcony. 2) Repositioning of the approved external wall in front of the wheelchair refuge on the new eighth floor to improve wheelchair access. 3) Approved AOV louvres to west elevation increased in width and height to allow for 1.5m2 surface area for performance requirements.
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23/02127/CONDD Granted
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission 25/05027/S73
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25/05027/CONDA Granted
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission 25/05027/S73
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Cambridge
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
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2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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25/05027/CONDA Granted
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission 25/05027/S73
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23/02127/CONDD Granted
Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission 25/05027/S73
- Application: 23/02127/FUL (Decided)
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4D Studio Architects Agent, an architecture practice
4 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
39 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT
- AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER
- 603 MAYFLOWER HOUSE, MANHATTAN DRIVE
- REVISED DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM
- EOT REQUEST
- REVISED SHADOW MAPS
- REVISED SHADOW MAPS 21ST MARCH
- REVISED SHADOW MAPS 21ST MARCH MORNING
- PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE
- 603 MAYFLOWER HOUSE
- EOT REQUEST
- REASONS FOR HEIGHT INCREASE
- EOT REQUEST
- BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR COMMENTS
- EOT REQUEST
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- DRAINAGE
- CONSERVATION
- SUSTAINABILITY
- CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT COMMENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION C - C
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT TECHNICAL CONFIRMATION NOTE
- DRAWING ISSUE SHEET
- SECTION 73 COVERING LETTER
- SECTION 73 PLANNING STATEMENT
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Cambridge granted permission on 3 July 2026, 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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