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23 Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JH

25/04289/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionPermitted
Householder

Proposal

Part single storey, part two storey rear and side extension, new pitched roof to existing rear flat roof and installation of new rooflights to front, side and rear elevations.

Received
4 November 2025
Decided
8 January 2026 · Granted Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newnham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated13 Nov
  3. Consult.18 Dec
  4. Target8 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge90% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 23 Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JH. Cambridge has handled 1,470 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 65 days, 5 days longer than Cambridge's median. The site is in the Newnham Croft conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 165 applications across Newnham. We hold 606 applications in total for the CB3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/04289/HFUL
Address
23 Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JH
Postcode
CB3 9JH
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Newnham
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Sturdy Services Ltd
Agent Address
34 Thornton Close Girton CB3 0NG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 November 2025
Consultation Expiry
26 November 2025
Target Decision Date
8 January 2026
Date Decided
8 January 2026
Date Validated
13 November 2025
Date Submitted
4 November 2025
Last Date for Comments
18 December 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted Permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
26 November 2025
Site Notice Start
27 November 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
21
Coordinates
52.194454, 0.111445
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    29 Jun

    Non-material amendment on ref: 25/04289/HFUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment25/04289/NMA1
  2. 2025
    4 Nov

    Part single storey, part two storey rear and side extension, new pitched roof to existing rear flat roof and…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/04289/HFUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Newnham Croft
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.

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