Planning application
5 Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension and single storey side and rear extension.
As published by the council, reference 26/01655/CL2PD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01655/CL2PD
- Type
- Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Certificate Granted
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB3 0EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Cambridge
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Babraham
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 10 June 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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