Planning application
8 Lion Estates, Unit 1 Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class B8 warehouse with ancillary offices to a mixed use as Class E(g)(i) offices and Class F1(f) place of worship, or Class E(g)(i) and B8 in the alternative
As published by the council, reference 26/02716/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02716/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Romsey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB1 3EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- DRAINAGE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- FLOOR PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- CIL FORM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- PROPOSED DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- STANDARD DETAILS
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