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50 St Stephens Place And 51 Canterbury Street Cambridge CB3 0JE

18/0907/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

The demolition of an office building and the erection of a development of nine flats.

Received
6 June 2018
Decided
9 April 2019 · Granted Permission
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Castle
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received6 Jun
  2. Validated6 Jun
  3. Consult.25 Feb
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 307 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge90% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at 50 St Stephens Place And 51 Canterbury Street Cambridge CB3 0JE. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 307 days, 35 weeks longer than Cambridge's median. The site is in the Castle and Victoria Road conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Castle. We hold 660 applications in total for the CB3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
18/0907/FUL
Address
50 St Stephens Place And 51 Canterbury Street Cambridge CB3 0JE
Postcode
CB3 0JE
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Castle
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
NP Architects
Agent Address
96 King Street CAMBRIDGE CB1 1LN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 June 2018
Consultation Expiry
25 February 2019
Target Decision Date
5 September 2018
Date Decided
9 April 2019
Date Validated
6 June 2018
Date Submitted
6 June 2018
Consultation Start
11 February 2019
Consultation End
25 February 2019
Neighbour Consultation End
25 February 2019
Committee Meeting
3 April 2019
Permission Expires
9 April 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted Permission
Decided By
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
22 June 2018
Advertisement Expiry
13 July 2018
Site Notice Start
22 June 2018
Site Notice End
13 July 2018

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
77
Constraints
5
Coordinates
52.216812, 0.107572
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Castle And Victoria Road
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 07/2014Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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