Planning application
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of restaurant to include redecoration of elevations, new access formed and pedestrian crossing, existing cycle stands to be relocated with 2no new cycle lockers installed and the relocation of the grill bays with associated works to the site.
As published by the council, reference 26/00442/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00442/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB5 8WL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00442/CONDB Awaiting decision
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Arboricultural Supervision) and 5 (Tree Replacement Details) of planning permission 26/00442/FUL
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26/00442/CONDA Awaiting decision
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Submission of details required by condition 3 (arboricultural method statement (AMS) and tree protection plan (TPP)) of planning permission 26/00442/FUL
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26/02174/FUL Granted
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Reconfiguration of existing and replacement HVAC equipment on the roof with associated ductwork.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00442/CONDB Awaiting decision
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Arboricultural Supervision) and 5 (Tree Replacement Details) of planning permission 26/00442/FUL
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26/00442/CONDA Awaiting decision
639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Submission of details required by condition 3 (arboricultural method statement (AMS) and tree protection plan (TPP)) of planning permission 26/00442/FUL
Who's behind it
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Planware Limited Agent, registered in Bury St. Edmunds
Active · incorporated 2001 · Bury St. Edmunds
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- EOT REQUEST
- PLACE SERVICES - TREES
- EOT REQUEST
- PRELIM AIA PLAN
- TREE SURVEY AND AIA
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- TREES
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN - AMENDED
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- TREES
- CADENT GAS
- CADENT GAS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- VELO-BOX LOCKER
- LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- SHEFFIELD CYCLE STAND
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 13 August 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.
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