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29B Richmond Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PP

26/01068/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionApproved
Householder

Approved on 6 May 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Roof extension with rear dormer.

Received
18 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
Agent
Ely Design Group
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 29B Richmond Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PP. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Castle and Victoria Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Castle. 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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Application details

Postcode
CB4 3PP
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026
Consultation expiry
1 April 2026
Last date for comments
1 May 2026
Target decision date
13 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ely Design Group
Agent address
3 Short Road Stretham CB6 3LS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 April 2026
Site notice start
10 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Castle And Victoria Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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