Planning application
Chemistry Department Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 2no externally illuminated fascia signs, 1no non-illuminated sign and installation of a small spotlight unit to illuminate a wall sculpture.
As published by the council, reference 26/02526/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02526/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 1EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Wayfinding consultants ltd Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2002 · Cambridge
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATION REPORT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- ADVERTISING CONSENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- SIGN LOCATIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- ADVERTISEMENT DETAILS WITH DIMENSONS (SIGN 1)
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- ADVERTISEMENT DETAILS WITH DIMENSIONS (SIGNS 2 AND 3)
- EXISTING ELEVATION OF MARY SPENCER WATSON SCULPTURE
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHOWING ILLUMINATION ON SCULPTURE
- ILLUMINATION DETAILS FOR MARY SPENCER WATSON SCULPTURE
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS OF SCULPTURE
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS OF SCULPTURE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 25 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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