Planning application
Unit 8 Restwell House Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02703/CL2PD
- Type
- Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Certificate Granted
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Romsey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB1 3EW
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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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
HOMZ UK Agent, registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 2023 · London
138 applications on PlanIndex · across 67 councils · 68% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING PLANS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PHOTOGRAPHS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 10 September 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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