Planning application
School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change use of the first floor from office space to a teaching space for Hills Road Sixth Form College
As published by the council, reference 26/02805/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02805/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 8EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- DRAINAGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SITE, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- SITE AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 15 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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