Planning application
26/02703/CL2PD
Unit 8 Restwell House Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed change of use from a second-hand bookshop (Class E(a)) to an indoor gym (Class E(d))
As published by the council, reference 26/02703/CL2PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Cambridge for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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Within 500 metres
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26/00876/S106A Awaiting decision
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24/04804/CONDD Decided
Cambridge Retail Park, Unit 4 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Submission of details required by condition 4 (verification/validation report) of planning permission 24/04804/FUL
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25/04740/CONDC Awaiting decision
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Submission of details required by condition 3 (demolition and construction environmental management plan (DCEMP)) of planning permission 25/04740/FUL
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19/1500/S73 At appeal
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Section 73 to remove Condition 5 of C/02/0136/RM (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of non food retail units and garden centre, Drive thru retaurant with associated servicing, Car Parking, Landscaping, new access and relocation of existing amenity car park (reserved matters - to original application C/99/1121/OP)) - removal of bollard.
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26/00061/FUL Awaiting decision
Cambridge Retail Park Henley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Construction of a multi-storey car park and associated road alignment works and landscaping at Henley Road, Cambridge, CB5 8WR
Other lawful development applications
In Cambridge
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26/02872/CL2PD Awaiting decision
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Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a rear roof extension with box dormer.
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26/02824/CL2PD Awaiting decision
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Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the retention of the existing masonry outer leaf, with localised removal and reinstatement of brickwork where required to facilitate the installation of new cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures, removal of the existing weatherboard cladding system and replacement with a new non-combustible cladding build-up, including calcium silicate sheathing board, Tyvek breather membrane, non-combustible support framework, cavity barriers, fire-stopping measures, EPDM membranes and associated trims, removal of existing timber balcony decking and privacy screen boards and replacement with non-combustible composite decking and aluminium privacy screen systems. removal of existing timber screen boards to bin and cycle stores and removal of timber soffit boards to entrance canopies, with replacement non-combustible aluminium screen profiles and composite soffit boards installed and associated installation of cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures where required within the external wall construction.
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26/02825/CL2PD Awaiting decision
Bailey House Block 26-65 Rustat Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3PG
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the retention of the existing masonry outer leaf, with localised removal and reinstatement of brickwork where required to facilitate the installation of new cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures, removal of the existing weatherboard cladding system and replacement with a new non-combustible cladding build-up, including calcium silicate sheathing board, Tyvek breather membrane, non-combustible support framework, cavity barriers, fire-stopping measures, EPDM membranes and associated trims, removal of existing timber balcony decking and privacy screen boards and replacement with non-combustible composite decking and aluminium privacy screen systems, removal of existing timber screen boards to bin and cycle stores and removal of timber soffit boards to entrance canopies, with replacement non-combustible aluminium screen profiles and composite soffit boards installed and associated installation of cavity barriers and fire-stopping measures where required within the external wall construction.
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26/02835/CL2PD Awaiting decision
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Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the removal of the existing insulated render system and replacement with a new A1-rated Wetherby insulated render system.
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26/02834/CL2PD Awaiting decision
Sherman House Rustat Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3RF
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the removal of the existing insulated render system and replacement with a new A1-rated Wetherby insulated render system.