Planning application
15 Bene't Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from drinking establishment (sui generis) to restaurant (Class E) and minor external alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/02394/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02394/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Postcode
- CB2 3QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02396/ADV Granted
15 Bene't Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QN
Installation of 2no fascia signs and 1no projecting sign (all externally illuminated).
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26/02395/LBC Granted
15 Bene't Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QN
Internal and external alterations, installation of 2no fascia signs and 1no projecting sign (all externally illuminated).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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30 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 25 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: 26/02395/LBC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cirencester
Active · incorporated 2010 · Cirencester
613 applications on PlanIndex · across 137 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- DESCRIPTION AMENDED
- EOT REQUEST
- ADDITIONAL PLAN
- ADDITIONAL- EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE
- ADDITIONAL- BEEFY BOYS EMAQ
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- LOCATION PLAN-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- EXISTING EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- PROPOSED FASCIA SIGN DETAILS-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- PROPOSED PROJECTING SIGNAGE DETAILS-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN-PDF COPY - FLATTENED
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- COVER LETTER
- BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FASCIA SIGN DETAILS
- PROPOSED PROJECTING SIGNAGE DETAILS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
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