Planning application
Young Street Building Young Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of roof top plant to facilitate mechanical ventilation installation
As published by the council, reference 26/02954/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02954/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Petersfield
- Postcode
- CB1 2LZ
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cambridge's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02570/PRIOR Granted
Young Street Building Young Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LZ
Installation of a roof top guardrail for safety improvements to roof top access.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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14 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 9 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Brentwood
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 62% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- AIRPORT SAFEGUARDING
- CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN LAYOUT
- EXISTING YOUNG STREET ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ROOF TOP PLANT LAYOUT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED YOUNG STREET ELEVATIONS
- INVALID LETTER
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- HEAT PUMP OUTDOOR UNIT INFORMATION
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
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 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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