50 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LA

1. 1 Sep 2026

   Received by Cambridge

2. 3 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 52 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA

  21/00646/CONDA Submitted 5 May 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge ofcondition 3 (Noise) of planning permission

  Granted Conditions 7 docs

• 42 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LA

  22/05106/FUL Submitted 23 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Change of use of existing ground floor retail premises (Use Class E(a)) and adjoining rear garden to restaurant and takeaway use (Sui Generis). Minor alterations to rear elevation.

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• 50 - 57 Russell Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1HT

  26/02064/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Replacement of all existing UPVC double-glazed windows with new UPVC double-glazed units. Replacement of all existing composite doors with new composite doors

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 17 docs

• The Emperor 21 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NW

  24/01330/FUL Submitted 8 Apr 2024 50 yards away

  Retention of building frontage facade and introduction of a mixed use development comprising basement and ground floor public house and an Office/Business Use (Class E(g)) to the rear and on the upper floors along with access, cycle parking and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing buildings on site.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 103 docs

• The Emperor 21 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NW

  24/01330/CONDA Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Submission of details required by condition 3 (Trees), 4 (Surface water during construction), 5 (Traffic Management Plan), 6 (demolition/construction noise and vibration impact assessment), 7 (Dust mitigation) and 10 (method statement) of planning permission 24/01330/FUL

  Split decision Conditions Demolition Trees 19 docs

• 62-64 Ground Floor Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1LA

  26/02069/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Subdivision of a ground floor commercial unit into 3no smaller units.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• 26/03059/PRIOR Granted

  Addenbrookes, Bu41 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 0QQ

  Installation of 826 solar PV panels

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03653/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  78-80 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 7BH

  Change of Use from Commercial Use to create 2 Dwellings.

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02704/PRIOR Refused

  Coleridge Community College Radegund Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3RJ

  Installation of solar panels on the school roofs.

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/03615/PRIOR Awaiting decision

  Orwell House Orwell Furlong Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0PP

  Demolition of Orwell House and Orwell Furlong.

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/02805/PRIOR Granted

  School House, National Extension College Homerton Gardens Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EB

  Change use of the first floor from office space to a teaching space for Hills Road Sixth Form College

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Prior approval