Planning application
Unit 20 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8JE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of a restaurant and cafe unit to include retail use (use class E(a))
As published by the council, reference 26/01855/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01855/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB5 8JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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14 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATION REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- EMAIL CONFIRMING FLOOR PLANS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- COVER LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
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Cambridge granted permission on 14 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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