Planning application
49 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refused Permission
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Committee Decision (Area/Main)
- Postcode
- CB1 1EZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/01310/LBC Refused
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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1 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refused Permission
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
22 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 86% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
66 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
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