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209 Gilbert Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PA

Granted Cambridge 26/02893/HFUL Householder Works/Extension

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Widen existing vehicular access including the extension of the driveway over part of the existing highway verge and footway, together with the provision of a widened dropped kerb.

As published by the council, reference 26/02893/HFUL

Application record

Reference
26/02893/HFUL
Type
Householder Works/Extension
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decided
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Arbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB4 3PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

Who's behind it

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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 28 Aug 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 26 Aug 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 12 Aug 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 12 Aug 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 12 Aug 2026
  • EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE Agent / Applicant Comments · 10 Aug 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 10 Aug 2026
  • DROPPED KERB - EXISTING AND PROPOSED Drawings · 10 Aug 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 31 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 30 Jul 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 30 Jul 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 30 Jul 2026
  • HIGHWAYS LETTER Application Information · 30 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 30 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING BLOCK/SITE PLAN Drawings · 30 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK/SITE PLAN Drawings · 30 Jul 2026
  • DROPPED KERB - EXISTING AND PROPOSED Superseded Documents · 30 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Drawings · 30 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawings · 30 Jul 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 5 October 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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