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St Laurences Rc Primary School Arbury Road Cambridge CB4 2JX

16/1787/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 February 2017

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey extension to existing school building into courtyard to provide multi-functional room.

Received
16 November 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kings Hedges
Agent
Hoopers Architects
  1. Received16 Nov
  2. Validated16 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target11 Jan
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at St Laurences Rc Primary School Arbury Road Cambridge CB4 2JX. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 4 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Kings Hedges. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the CB4 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB4 2JX
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 November 2016
Consultation expiry
9 December 2016
Consultation start
18 November 2016
Consultation end
9 December 2016
Neighbour consultation end
9 December 2016
Target decision date
11 January 2017
Permission expires
2 February 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hoopers Architects
Architect profile
HOOPERS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
5 Cromwell Court St Peter's Street Ipswich IP1 1XG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
19
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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