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71 - 73 Bishops Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9NQ

25/04136/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 19 December 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 24/00219/S73 (S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials of ref: 22/02782/FUL (Redevelopment of the site and erection of two replacement dwellings with associated works) for the following introduction of roof light windows on ground and first floor - plots 1 and 2 increase the ridge height by 400mm to create a more aesthetically design - plots 1 and 2 improved material palette to include zinc cladding to be replaced with dark grey brickwork - plots 1 and 2increase the floorspace of the office/gym to 656sq ft - plots 1 and 2) for the following Plots 1 and 2 - Removal of basement and introduction of accommodation within the roof at second floor, The units have been handed so that the gable sits along boundary, Internal alterations to provide 5No. bedrooms with associated ensuites and bathrooms, Removal of first floor flat roof and introduction of a gable, Incorporation of integrated bin store to side elevation introduction of side access door, Introduction of two additional rooflights, Removal of apex glazing to rear elevation and replaced with two full height windows, Existing single span bi-folds omitted and replaced with two bi-folds of a smaller size, Removal of flat roof lights to single storey extension and introduction of low pitched Solar Panels behind parapet. Site Plan - Both plots handed so front gables are located along site boundaries, Omission of basement flat roof lights and reduction in hardstanding and Alterations to access footpaths and Gym and Office - Alteration of window position on rear elevation.

Received
24 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Trumpington
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Nov
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 71 - 73 Bishops Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 9NQ. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Trumpington. We hold 681 applications in total for the CB2 postcode area.

97% of conditions 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 9NQ
Application type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2025
Last date for comments
28 November 2025
Target decision date
2 January 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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