Planning application
26 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Formation of new vehicular access.
As published by the council, reference 26/03372/HFUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03372/HFUL
- Type
- Householder Works/Extension
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Trumpington
- Postcode
- CB2 8AS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/1456/TTCA Granted
26 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
1. A002 Boundary vegetation (Birch, yew, Cypress and bramble) - South West Corner - Reduce back by up to 2 metres the overhang and lift area of scrubby growth (Figure 3), Reason: To allow access to bomb shelter and can create planting beds along the boundary. 2. Group 1 - Boundary tree/shrub (Laurel and Beech) South East Corner - remove 1x small beech tree and cut back Laurel (Figure 4) by 2 metres Reason: To tidy up and manage boundary vegetation
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22/1363/TTPO Granted
26 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
1. Group 2 Boundary Hedge with No 24 (Yew, Cypress) - Reduce back overhang unmanaged hedge to 1 metre from boundary in line of wooden screen in Picture Figure 1 and Figure 2 Reason: To reinstate and promote 'formal' boundary hedge and allow planting of new boundary screen/vegetation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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18 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
PiP Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
81 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 83% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 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 householder applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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26 Barrow Road Cambridge CB2 8AS
Submission of details required by condition 11 (Piling) of planning permission 19/1155/FUL
Granted Conditions 10 docs -
26 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
1. Group 2 Boundary Hedge with No 24 (Yew, Cypress) - Reduce back overhang unmanaged hedge to 1 metre from boundary in line of wooden screen in Picture Figure 1 and Figure 2 Reason: To reinstate and promote 'formal' boundary hedge and allow planting of new boundary screen/vegetation.
Granted Trees 15 docs -
26 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
1. A002 Boundary vegetation (Birch, yew, Cypress and bramble) - South West Corner - Reduce back by up to 2 metres the overhang and lift area of scrubby growth (Figure 3), Reason: To allow access to bomb shelter and can create planting beds along the boundary. 2. Group 1 - Boundary tree/shrub (Laurel and Beech) South East Corner - remove 1x small beech tree and cut back Laurel (Figure 4) by 2 metres Reason: To tidy up and manage boundary vegetation
Granted Trees 10 docs -
24 Barrow Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AS
T1 and T3 ~ 2 LEYLANDI IN DECLINE ~ reduce crowns down to live wood, being an approximate reduction of 5 to 6ms; T2 and T4 ~ 2 LEYLANDI ~ reduce heights by approximately 4ms; Then prune lateral branches on all 4 trees to try and reshape as best as possible, retaining as much lower foliage to maintain screening and to leave all 4 Leylandi at approximate equal height;
Granted Trees 9 docs -
28 Barrow Road Cambridge CB2 8AS
T1 - Silver Birch - removal to ground level to be replaced with another broad leaved native species. T2 - Large Cedar - crown lift to 2.5m to improve light.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
33 Porson Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8ET
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Drainage), 7 (Piling), 8 (Airborne dust) and 9 (Bicycle storage) of planning permission 19/0859/FUL
Granted Conditions 14 docs
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26/02806/HFUL Granted
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26/03015/HFUL Granted
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