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Planning appeals in Cambridge, 2025

28 appeals decided in 2025, 18% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.

  1. Dismissed17 December 2025· major3361632
    Anstey Hall Hotel, Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LG

    the construction of two blocks of retirement accommodation (Class C2) comprising 87 two-bedroom apartments with associated hard and soft landscaping, bin storage, cycle, and car parking. Provision of new vehicular access onto Maris Lane and reconfiguration of wall with new entrance gates. New pedestrian access onto Old Mills Road

  2. Dismissed21 November 2025· minor3365274
    21 Hobson Street, Cambridge, CB1 1NL

    ‘Redevelopment of site involving: 1. demolition of existing buildings except for 16 – 17 and 18 - 19 Sidney Street façades, 16 – 17 street facing roof aspect and chimneys; and 2. provision of: - no. replacement retail units totalling 882m2 (use class E (a) (b) (c) & (e)); - 4,107m2 of office space (use class E (g) (i) & (ii)); and - 349m2 of community space (use classes F1 and F2); 3. new shopfront to 16 – 17 Sidney Street and alterations to roof and northern chimney; and 4. public realm enhancement works’

  3. Dismissed10 November 2025· advert3372900
    Pavement O/S 58 Regent Street, Cambridge

    installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones

  4. Dismissed10 November 2025· minor3372899
    Pavement O/S 58 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1DP

    installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones

  5. Dismissed3 November 2025· minor3371125
    Land To The Rear Of 142 Chesterton Road , Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1DA

    conversion of the existing garage into a one-bed dwelling following subdivision of the residential plot, together with associated alterations - part-retrospective

  6. Allowed16 October 2025· minor3369992
    78 Poulter Walk, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9GY

    change of use of a restaurant/café (Class E(b)) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of extraction and ventilation equipment

  7. Allowed19 September 2025· minor3367256
    1 Stansgate Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QZ

    erection of addition to 1 Stansgate Avenue and use of new building for 1 x 1 bedroom and 1 x 2 bedroom dwellings

  8. Allowed9 September 2025· other3360616
    Beehive Centre , Coldhams Lane , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB1 3ET

    Demolition of existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site for a new local centre (E(a-f), F1(b-f), F2(b,d)), open space and employment (office and laboratory) floorspace (E(g)(i)(ii)) to ground floor and employment floorspace (office and laboratory) (E(g)(i)(ii)) to upper floors, with supporting infrastructure

  9. Allowed3 September 2025· minor3361641
    Mayflower House, Manhattan Drive, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1JT

    Erection of 8 no. flats (4 no. studios, 2 no. one bed & 2 no. two bed flats) on the eighth floor on Mayflower House with removal of Electronic Communications Apparatus on the roof, bin-store for proposed flats occupying one existing car parking bay, bespoke structure to cover 20 no. existing cycle bays and structures to cover 32 no. additional cycle bays

  10. Dismissed27 August 2025· minor3363192
    Land Rear Of , 226 To 250 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB1 8NL

    up to nine self-build/custom-build plots

  11. Dismissed12 August 2025· minor3365630
    44 Kimberley Road, Cambridge, CB4 1HH

    Change of use of an existing outbuilding to a short-term holiday let and for ancillary residential use associated with the dwelling

  12. Dismissed11 August 2025· minor3363985
    Go Glass, 127 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7BS

    part demolition of existing premises and the conversion into a single dwelling house along with the erection of 3 No. 1 bedroom dwellings to the rear accessed from Derby Road

  13. Allowed11 August 2025· minor3363191
    51 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 3EB

    the change of use of detached residential outbuilding and land to a dwelling

  14. Dismissed16 July 2025· householder3366501
    67 Panton Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HL

    loft conversion with front and rear dormer extensions

  15. Dismissed30 June 2025· householder3364380
    28 Russell Court, CB2 1HW, Cambridge, CB2 1HW

    the addition of an extra storey

  16. Dismissed30 June 2025· householder3364236
    32 Searle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 3DB

    a loft conversion including the construction of a new rear dormer and proposed Velux roof windows to the front elevation

  17. Dismissed30 June 2025· householder3360823
    13 Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UP

    erection of a 2 storey rear extension together with a part 2 storey and part single storey side extension

  18. Dismissed4 June 2025· householder3359828
    11 Fanshawe Road, Cambridge, CB1 3QX

    Single storey side extension. Two storey front extension. Vehicle access

  19. Dismissed20 May 2025· minor3354817
    The Varsity Hotel & Spa, Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB5 8AQ

    Installation of a new all-weather lightweight retractable roof canopy and associated works

  20. Dismissed22 April 2025· minor3353657
    1 Daws Close, Cambridge, CB1 9LE

    Conversion of existing dwellinghouse to two three- bedroom residential flats, involving replacement of existing front and rear windows with new windows and a ground floor rear door with a new window; insertion of a new side door on the ground floor

  21. Dismissed22 April 2025· minor3353339
    558 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LL

    Single storey new dwelling with associated landscaping and off street parking at the rear of 558 Newmarket Road

  22. Dismissed16 April 2025· minor3352632
    18 Adams Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AD

    for the erection of a single dwelling to the rear of no. 18 Adams Road, Cambridge

  23. Dismissed7 April 2025· householder3359905
    13 Highfield Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2AJ

    a ‘part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension including parapet wall, hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer over proposed first floor. Erection of detached garden room to rear’

  24. Dismissed7 April 2025· householder3359575
    291 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JL

    for the demolition of an existing conservatory, the construction of a new two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension, and the installation of new roof lights

  25. Dismissed14 March 2025· householder3357093
    23 Long Reach Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UQ

    demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey side extension – full depth on ground floor and ½ depth on first floor, installation of new roof lights, extension to front porch, removal of front hedge and widening of dropped kerb

  26. Dismissed24 February 2025· minor3349124
    Land Rear of 6 Friars Close, Cambridge, CB1 9JE

    residential development containing 4 flats, along with access, car parking and associated landscaping

  27. Dismissed10 February 2025· minor3343119
    87-89 Perne Road, Cambridge, CB1 3SB

    ‘Demolition of existing buildings at Nos. 87 and 89 followed by a new building containing 6 flats/units to the front and a single flat to the rear along with bike and bin storage’

  28. Dismissed16 January 2025· minor3348170
    36 Peverel Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RH

    Erection of two dwellings and associated works

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