Planning application
5 Montreal Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3NP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawulness under S192 for a proposed dropped kerb to the front and installation of an electric car charger.
As published by the council, reference 26/03220/CL2PD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03220/CL2PD
- Type
- Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Romsey
- Postcode
- CB1 3NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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