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69 - 71, 69A And 71A Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN

Awaiting decision Cambridge 26/02723/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Replacement shopfront, rear extensions and alterations to the ground floor (Use Class E commercial).

As published by the council, reference 26/02723/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/02723/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Market
Postcode
CB2 1EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/02725/FUL Awaiting decision

    69 - 71, 69A And 71A Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN

    Alterations to the upper floors (Use Class C3 flats) including raising the roof of the existing 1.5-storey lean to rear extension and the installation of an automatic opening vent (AOV) within the pitched roof slope facing Lensfield Road.

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

NP Architects Agent, an architecture practice

97 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 87% granted

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What 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 full applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • 69 - 71, 69A And 71A Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN

    26/02725/FUL Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

    Alterations to the upper floors (Use Class C3 flats) including raising the roof of the existing 1.5-storey lean to rear extension and the installation of an automatic opening vent (AOV) within the pitched roof slope facing Lensfield Road.

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension

  • 69 - 71 Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN

    26/01684/PRIOR Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from Use Class E to Use Class C3 on first and second floors to create 3no dwellings.

    Granted Prior approval 30 docs
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  • 69 - 71 Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN

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