Planning application
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 209 solar panels on the roof of the sports centre.
As published by the council, reference 26/02232/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02232/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 8QF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02232/CONDA Awaiting decision
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 2 (glint and glare assessment) of planning permission 26/02232/PRIOR
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24/03978/CONDA Granted
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 24/03978/FUL
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26/02160/FUL Granted
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Relocation of existing door to rifle range and the installation of an additional door on the opposite side of the building.
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22/00922/NMA3 Granted
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Non material amendment of planning permission 22/00922/FUL Adjustment of louvre openings on the Plant and Climbing Hall zinc façade areas, replacement of material for the canopy soffit, lettering above the canopy entrance (spelling out Sports Centre instead of The Perse), Positions of a number of downpipes updated (Southern Plant area and Sports Hall), Plant room doors being louvred instead of solid steel faced and position of Solar Panels (from being visible on the Sports Hall roof to behind parapets on the Village Change roof / Plant deck and so not visible in elevations)
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22/00693/CONDA Refused
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Noise Assessment) of planning permission 22/00693/FUL
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22/05239/S73 Granted
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
S73 application to vary condition 10 (Hours of collections and deliveries) of planning permission 22/00693/FUL (Demolition of existing double garage and store; erection of ground and first floor extension to provide additional office accommodation) to change the hours from 0800 hours and 1800 hours on Monday to Friday, 0800 hours to 1300 hours on Saturday and at no time on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays to 0700 hours and 1800 hours on Monday to Friday, 0700 hours to 1300 hours on Saturday and at no time on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/02232/CONDA Awaiting decision
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 2 (glint and glare assessment) of planning permission 26/02232/PRIOR
Who's behind it
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- MOD
- MOD
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- TREES
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TRINA 455W SOLAR PANEL DATA SHEET
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 18 August 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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The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Non material amendment of planning permission 22/00922/FUL Adjustment of louvre openings on the Plant and Climbing Hall zinc façade areas, replacement of material for the canopy soffit, lettering above the canopy entrance (spelling out Sports Centre instead of The Perse), Positions of a number of downpipes updated (Southern Plant area and Sports Hall), Plant room doors being louvred instead of solid steel faced and position of Solar Panels (from being visible on the Sports Hall roof to behind parapets on the Village Change roof / Plant deck and so not visible in elevations)
Granted Amendments 12 docs -
The Perse Upper School Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8QF
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 24/03978/FUL
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