Planning application
588 Coldhams Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3JR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from an 8-bedroom to a 10-bedroom Large-HMO (sui generis use), through a single-storey rear (side) and internal replan
As published by the council, reference 26/00952/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00952/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cherry Hinton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB1 3JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
10 Mar 2026
Received by Cambridge
-
16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- EOT REQUEST
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- DRAINAGE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- CONSERVATION
- LOCATION AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN - AMENDED
- PROPOSED PARTIAL SITE PLAN - AMENDED
- PROPOSED PLANS - AMENDED
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - AMENDED
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SITE NOTICE
- EOT REQUEST
- DRAINAGE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- EXISTING GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
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Cambridge granted permission on 16 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.
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