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15-17 Coldhams Business Park Norman Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3LH

Granted Cambridge 26/01425/PRIOR Prior Approval

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of 462 roof-mounted Solar PV panels to a total system size of 208 kWp.

As published by the council, reference 26/01425/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/01425/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Decided
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Cherry Hinton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB1 3LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 19 Aug 2026
  • DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 19 Aug 2026
  • AIRPORT SAFEGUARDING Consultee Comments · 07 Aug 2026
  • GLINT AND GLARE STUDY Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 15 Jul 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 01 Jul 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 08 Jun 2026
  • EAST WEST RAIL Consultee Comments · 28 May 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 11 May 2026
  • AIRPORT SAFEGUARDING Consultee Comments · 08 May 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 06 May 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 06 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 06 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 06 May 2026
  • INVALID CHASE Application Information · 29 Apr 2026
  • AMENDMENT SUMMARY Application Information · 22 Apr 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 15 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 13 Apr 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 13 Apr 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 13 Apr 2026
  • SITE PLAN PROPOSED Drawings · 13 Apr 2026
  • SITE PLAN EXISTING Drawings · 13 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS (SUPERIMPOSED ON EXISTING) Drawings · 13 Apr 2026
  • SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS EXISTING Drawings · 13 Apr 2026
  • NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS EXISTING Drawings · 13 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 19 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.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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