Planning application
49 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Single storey dwelling with basement, garden and off-street car parking on the land adjacent to No. 49 New Square
As published by the council, reference 26/01309/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01309/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Postcode
- CB1 1EZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01310/LBC Awaiting decision
49 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EZ
Partial removal of the boundary wall to Willow Walk to form parking area, and to New Square to form pedestrian gate.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Cambridge
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/01310/LBC (Awaiting decision)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ashworth Parkes Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Babraham
Active · incorporated 2012 · Babraham
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 93% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
- AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER
- EOT REQUEST
- 5 WILLOW WALK
- PUBLIC SPEAKER IMAGES
- AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER
- 7 WILLOW WALK
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT
- RESPONSE TO CONSERVATION OFFICER
- COMPARISON ELEVATIONS SOUTH
- COMPARISON ELEVATIONS NORTH
- NEW SQUARE JUNCTION PERSPECTIVE COMPARISON
- DESCRIPTION OF SIGNIFICANCE
- APPLICANT SUPPORTING LETTER
- SOLICITORS ADVICE LETTER
- BASEMENT DETAILS
- EOT REQUEST
- LANDSCAPE
- PLACE SERVICES - TREES
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- 7 WILLOW WALK
- ECOLOGY
- 14 FORGEBANK WALK, HALTON
- DRAINAGE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID LETTER
- PROPOSED ELEVATION - EAST
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT
- OWNERSHIP PLAN
- SITE PLAN EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- EXISTING SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED VISUALISATION AERIAL VIEW BASEMENT SCHEME
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED VISUALISATION NEW SQUARE JUNCTION
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN
- EXISTING EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS
- SITE PLAN PROPOSED
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION - SOUTH
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SMALL SITES METRIC SUMMARY
- CERTIFICATE B NOTICE
- DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- CARBON REDUCTION STATEMENT
- PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATION - SOUTH
- PROPOSED ELEVATION - SOUTH - SECTION AA
- PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION - NORTH
- PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATION - NORTH
- PROPOSED GARDEN ELEVATION - WEST
- PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATION - WEST
- PROPOSED ELEVATION - WEST SECTION BB
- PROPOSED M4(2) COMPLIANCE PLAN
- FORM_1_CIL_ADDITIONAL_INFORMATION
- LEGAL ADVICE LETTER
- THE SMALL SITE METRIC
Trade members open them from here.
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98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun
Partial removal of the boundary wall to Willow Walk to form parking area, and to New Square to form pedestrian gate.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 55 docsSmall domestic -
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Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs -
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