639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL
Approved on 27 March 2026
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of 1no double-sided internally illuminated freestanding sign and 1no non-illuminated banner sign.
- Received
- 30 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Abbey
- Agent
- Planware Limited
- ReceivedReceived30 Jan
- ValidatedValidated30 Jan
- Consult.Consultation27 Feb
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at 639 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8WL. Cambridge has handled 112 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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 8WL
- Application type
- Advert Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 27 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Planware Limited
- Architect profile
- PLANWARE LIMITED
- Agent address
- St Andrews Castle 33 St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds IP33 3PH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 05/2011Protected tree on or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Sep
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Arboricultural Supervision) and 5 (Tree Replacement Details)…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00442/CONDB - 202618 Aug
Submission of details required by condition 3 (arboricultural method statement (AMS) and tree protection plan…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00442/CONDA - 202610 Jun
Reconfiguration of existing and replacement HVAC equipment on the roof with associated ductwork.
PendingApplication26/02174/FUL
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