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1 Trafalgar Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1EU

26/00394/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionRefused
Householder

Refused on 27 March 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Attic and first floor rear extensions and rooflights

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Chesterton
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 1 Trafalgar Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1EU. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the De Freville conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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.

90% of full applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal, by virtue of its deterioriating of the historical roofscape and associated bulk and scale, would not only fail to relate to its context in character and design, but also be of less than substantial harm to the local conservation area. No public benefits would arise that outweigh this less than substantial harm to the heritage asset of the conservation area. As such the proposal is contrary to the guidance of Appendix E of the 2018 Cambridge Local Plan on roofs extensions and would not comply with policies 55, 56, 58 and 61 of the 2018 Cambridge Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CB4 1EU
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
11 February 2026
Last date for comments
4 March 2026
Target decision date
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Freeland Rees Roberts
Architect profile
FREELAND REES ROBERTS LIMITED
Agent address
25 City Road Cambridge CB1 1DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 February 2026
Site notice start
9 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: De Freville
  • Brownfield land register: 54 - 58, Chesterton Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1EWRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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