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38 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX

23/00044/ADVAdvert ConsentApproved
Advertisement consent

Approved on 8 March 2023

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of 4 No. vinyl graphic window details, 1 No. externally illuminated fascia sign (trough lit) and 1 No. hanging signs.

Received
5 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
Agent
Ampersand Associates Ltd.
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target9 Mar
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 38 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX. Cambridge has handled 112 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 postcode area.

80% of advertising 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
CB2 3HX
Application type
Advert Consent
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 January 2023
Consultation expiry
21 February 2023
Consultation start
12 January 2023
Consultation end
2 February 2023
Neighbour consultation end
2 February 2023
Last date for comments
21 February 2023
Target decision date
9 March 2023
Permission expires
8 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ampersand Associates Ltd.
Agent address
3 The Old Stables Cannons Mill Lane Bishops Stortford CM23 2BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 January 2023
Advertisement expiry
8 February 2023
Site notice start
31 January 2023
Site notice end
21 February 2023

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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