Planning application
8 Ventress Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8QX
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
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Proposal
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and 4 (green roofs) of ref: 23/00256/HFUL (Single storey side extension, demolition of existing brick shed, single storey detached annexe. Shed to the front of the property) to allow the biodiversity measures to be provided elsewhere on the site and to allow for a concrete pan-tiled roof, matching the appearance of the buildings in the surrounding vicinity.
As published by the council, reference 26/02924/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02924/S73
- Type
- Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Postcode
- CB1 8QX
Comment by 17 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cambridge's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Cambridge for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Non material amendment of planning permission 18/1470/FUL (Demolition of existing flats and erection of 12no affordable apartments and 3no affordable dwellings with associated access, car parking and landscaping.) to amend balcony facades, windows and terrace door and the addition of a wheel chair parking space, trellis, secondary fence, railings and gates plus the replacement of a brick wall with a mature hedge and an additional tree
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26/03325/S73 Awaiting decision
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26/03302/S73 Awaiting decision
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S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) of ref: 24/01649/HFUL (Single storey front, side, and rear extensions including rear canopy) to include alterations to the single storey roof materials, installation of 2no additional roof lights and inclusion of an obscured glass toilet/shower window.
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26/03299/S73 Awaiting decision
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S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 26/01313/FUL (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.
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26/03232/S73 Awaiting decision
1 - 9 Bridge Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1UA
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 26/01517/FUL (Installation of air source heat pumps and associated minor external and internal works including alterations to roof of no.7 Bridge Street and the installation of 2no windows on rear elevation to no.3 Bridge Street) to show alterations to 1no new window from sash to casement design.
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26/00134/NMA1 Granted
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Non-material amendment on application 26/00134/HFUL for the inclusion of: 2no velux roof lights, 1no sun tunnel and removal of parapet wall on extension roof.