Planning application
9 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD
Works: Demolition Domestic
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Proposal
Change of use from existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis) including the demolition of the solarium, external repairs to the building and the provision of a new bike and bin store.
As published by the council, reference 26/02790/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02790/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 9AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- EOT REQUEST
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID CHASE
- EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS - FLATTENED
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- HERITAGE STATEMENT JULY 2026
- BAT EMERGENCE AND RE-ENTRY SURVEY
- COVERING LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SF PLAN AND ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING GF SITE PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS (SHEET 1 OF 2)
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS (SHEET 2 OF 2)
- PROPOSED GF AND FF
- PROPOSED PLANS SF AND ROOF
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- TREE ASSESSMENT
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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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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