Planning application
39 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3AN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Solar Panel Installation (south-facing part of roof faces the main road)
As published by the council, reference 26/02641/HFUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02641/HFUL
- Type
- Householder Works/Extension
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Postcode
- CB4 3AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02776/HFUL Granted
39 Chesterton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3AN
Erection of a single storey outbuilding in rear garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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17 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 September 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- LOCATION PLAN
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- PROPOSED AND EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION DETAILS
- LOCATION PLAN
- COVER LETTER
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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