Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT

25/05027/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee19 conditions

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Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/02127/FUL (Erection of (i) 8 no. flats (4 no. studios, 2 no. one bed & 2 no. two bed flats) on the eighth floor on Mayflower House with removal of Electronic Communications Apparatus on the roof (ii) bin-store for proposed flats occupying one existing car parking bay (iii) bespoke structure to cover 20 no. existing cycle bays (iv) structures to cover 32 no. additional cycle bays) to allow an increase in the overall height of the approved eighth-floor extension by approximately 599 mm, with all other aspects of the development remaining unchanged.

Received: 24 December 2025
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Cambridge City Council
Ward: West Chesterton
Agent: 4D Studio Architects

ReceivedReceived24 Dec
ValidatedValidated24 Dec
Consult.Consultation12 Jun
TargetTarget Date18 Feb
DecidedDecided3 Jul

Decided in 191 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Mayflower House Manhattan Drive Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1JT. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 191 days, 20 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. We hold 1,501 applications in total for the CB4 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: CB4 1JT
Application type: Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / size: Small
District: Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 14 January 2026
Last date for comments: 12 June 2026
Target decision date: 18 February 2026
Committee meeting: 1 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: 4D Studio Architects
Agent address: Bedford House Fulham Green 69-79 Fulham High Street London SW6 3JW

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 14 January 2026
Site notice start: 12 January 2026

Additional information

Documents: 39

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: De FrevillePart of the site
Tree Preservation Order: TPO/31/2023Protected tree on or next to this site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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