Planning application
Addenbrookes, Bu24 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 140 solar PV panels
As published by the council, reference 26/03058/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03058/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
Comment by 23 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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12 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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, a planning consultancy registered in Northampton
119 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 83% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- EMAIL REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- COVER LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- PV PANEL SPECIFICATIONS
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 prior approval applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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