Planning application
Orange Site Cam 7048 Outside 63 To 65 Shelford Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Upgrade of the existing telecommunications site, comprising the removal of the existing 8m telegraph pole to be replaced by 18m pole, with relocation to the opposite side of Shelford Road, supporting 6no proposed antennas with a wraparound cabinet, together with the removal of 2 ground-based cabinets and the installation of 3 no proposed cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/02107/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02107/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Perry Williams Ltd Agent, registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2022 · Ferryhill
131 applications on PlanIndex · across 70 councils · 71% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
48 documents on file for this application
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- COVER LETTER
- ICNIRP COVERING LETTER AND CERTIFICATE
- SAFEGUARDING AREA NOTICE AND POD
- POD DEVELOPERS NOTICE COVER LETTER AND NOTICE
- DEVELOPERS NOTICE COVER LETTER AND NOTICE
- PRE APP DOCS
- MHCLG COLLABORATING FOR DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY LETTER
- ALLAYING HEALTH CONCERNS REGARDING 5G
- SSSI
- EMF GUIDELINES
- DSIT MINISTER OF STATE LETTER TO LEADERS
- GSMA 5G EMF BRIEFING WEB 05 20
- HM GOVERNMENT OFCOM 5G GUIDE
- HOME OFFICE ESN BRIEFING NOTE
- KEIR STARMER IN THE TIMES - WE WILL LAUNCH A GOLDEN ERA OF BUILDING
- MATT WARMAN MP LETTER ON 5G BROADBAND
- MATT WARMAN MP LETTER TO LPA CHIEFS 2021
- MOBILE UK DIGITAL INCLUSION REPORT
- MOBILEUK 5G LOCAL AUTHORITY TOOLKIT
- MOBILEUK HEALTH FACT SHEET
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- SITE NOTICE
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided prior approval applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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