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Unit 5 Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR

25/04921/ADVAdvert ConsentPermitted
Advertisement consent

Proposal

Installation of 2 No. internally illuminated flexface box signs and 1 No. non illuminated folded aluminium panel.

Received
18 December 2025
Decided
12 February 2026 · Granted Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received18 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.23 Jan
  4. Target12 Feb
  5. Decided12 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge81% of advertising applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an advertising consent application at Unit 5 Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR. Cambridge has handled 109 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Abbey. We hold 517 applications in total for the CB5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/04921/ADV
Address
Unit 5 Cambridge Retail Park Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WR
Postcode
CB5 8WR
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Advert Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Abbey
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Greens the Signmakers Limited
Agent Address
Greens Signmakers Freightliner Road Kingston Upon Hull HU3 4UW

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
18 December 2025
Target Decision Date
12 February 2026
Date Decided
12 February 2026
Date Validated
18 December 2025
Date Submitted
18 December 2025
Last Date for Comments
23 January 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted Permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
14
Coordinates
52.210003, 0.147633
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 17/2018Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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