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347 The Paddocks Unit J6 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8DH

Granted Cambridge 26/01967/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Installation of solar panels on the south facing roofs of industrial units U and R.

As published by the council, reference 26/01967/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/01967/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Decided
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Coleridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB1 8DH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 08 Jul 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 07 Jul 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 17 Jun 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 12 Jun 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 29 May 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 29 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 26 May 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 26 May 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 26 May 2026
  • SITE PLAN Drawings · 26 May 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 26 May 2026
  • SOLAR PANEL DATA SHEET Application Information · 26 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 7 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.

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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