Planning application
Watson House 4 Mill Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2FH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a full review and remediation to the cavity barrier provision within the aluminium feature cladding located at ground floor adjacent to the residential entrance.
As published by the council, reference 26/02421/CL2PD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02421/CL2PD
- Type
- Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate Granted
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Petersfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB1 2FH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hill Partnerships Ltd Agent, registered in Waltham Abbey
Active · incorporated 1991 · Waltham Abbey
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21 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- LOCATION PLAN
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- CB1 REM APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- LOCATION PLAN
- DETAILS SHEET - WATSON
- WATSON GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
- WATSON NORTH ELEVATION
- WATSON SOUTH ELEVATION
- WATSON EAST ELEVATION
- WATSON WEST ELEVATION
- EXTERNAL WALL REVIEW REPORT
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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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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