Skip to content

5-7 Elizabeth Way Cambridge CB4 1DE

24/04819/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 March 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Single-storey side and rear extension to provide 10 bedrooms and 10 bedspaces to large HMO (sui generis) at 7 Elizabeth Way, and additional shared facilities to large HMO (sui generis) at 5 Elizabeth Way. Alterations to fenestration.

Received
23 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Chesterton
Agent
Montecalvo Architects
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided4 Mar

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 5-7 Elizabeth Way Cambridge CB4 1DE. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the De Freville conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
CB4 1DE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2024
Consultation expiry
15 January 2025
Last date for comments
5 February 2025
Target decision date
17 February 2025
Permission expires
4 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Montecalvo Architects
Architect profile
MONTECALVO ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Mulberry House Main Street Tansor Peterborough PE8 5HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 January 2025
Site notice start
14 January 2025

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: De Freville
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cambridge

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near CB4

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address