253 Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8SL
Approved on 27 January 2026
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 3 No. non illuminated fascia signs, 3 No. externally applied window graphics and 1 No. non illuminated post sign.
- Received
- 3 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Abbey
- Agent
- Sign Specialists Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Oct
- ValidatedValidated3 Oct
- Consult.Consultation31 Oct
- TargetTarget Date28 Nov
- DecidedDecided27 Jan
Decided in 116 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 253 Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8SL. Cambridge has handled 112 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 10 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Abbey. We hold 537 applications in total for the CB5 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
- CB5 8SL
- Application type
- Advert Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 31 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 28 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Sign Specialists Ltd
- Agent address
- 19 Oxleasow Road East Moons Moat Industrial Estate Redditch B98 Ore
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Cambridge
- Local nature reserve: BarnwellPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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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