Planning application
52 Alpha Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3DG
Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
Erection of 1no 3bed self-build/custom build detached dwelling on land adjacent to 52 Alpha Road. Demolition of existing double garage. Off-street car parking for the existing dwelling no.52 Alpha Road. Extension of existing dropped kerb for vehicular access and associated hard and soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/02200/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02200/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Postcode
- CB4 3DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 August 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 22/04538/FUL (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ECOLOGY
- DRAINAGE
- CONSERVATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- AMENDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 2 OF 2
- AMENDED PROPOSED_SITE AND ROOF PLAN
- AMENDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 1 OF 2
- AMENDED PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- AMENDED PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- PLACE SERVICES - TREES
- ECOLOGY
- DRAINAGE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- CONSERVATION
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SIGNED NOTICE 01
- SIGNED CERT B
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID LETTER
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- FIGURE GROUND MAP
- EXISTING TOPOGRAPHIC SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- SITE/ROOF PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS
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This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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