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Stanton House Christchurch Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HU

25/02139/PRIORPrior ApprovalApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 2 July 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing sheltered housing scheme comprising of 33 one bedroom flats and an adjoining 2 bedroom (former wardens) house.

Received
30 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated30 May
  3. Consult.26 Jun
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided2 Jul

Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Stanton House Christchurch Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HU. Cambridge has handled 279 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 1,406 applications in total for the CB1 postcode area.

85% of outline 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
CB1 1HU
Application type
Prior Approval
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
33
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 May 2025
Last date for comments
26 June 2025
Target decision date
26 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Carter Jonas LLP
Agent address
One Station Square Cambridge CB1 2GA

Planning decision

Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: KiteNext to the site
  • Listed building: Churchyard Wall and Railings and Parish Room of Christ ChurchOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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