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School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

Granted Cambridge 26/02805/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

  1. 23 Jul 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 Consultee Comments · 25 Aug 2026
  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 25 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 12 Aug 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 05 Aug 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 05 Aug 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 05 Aug 2026
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 29 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING SITE, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 29 Jul 2026
  • SITE AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 29 Jul 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 24 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 23 Jul 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 23 Jul 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 23 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 23 Jul 2026
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Application Information · 23 Jul 2026

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What 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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