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17 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD

26/01664/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 September 2026

Council decision: Permission with Conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of 1 No. self/custom build dwellinghouse.

Received
25 June 2026
Ward
Kinwarton
Agent
Snell David Architects
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Sep
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 17 Adams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AD. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 12 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. We hold 690 applications in total for the CB3 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
CB3 9AD
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kinwarton
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2026
Consultation expiry
13 May 2026
Consultation end
1 September 2026
Last date for comments
4 June 2026
Target decision date
2 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Snell David Architects
Architect profile
SNELL- DAVID LIMITED
Agent address
Scutches Barn Scutches Barn 17 High Street Whittlesford CB22 4LT

Planning decision

Case officer
Jennifer Babb
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: West Cambridge
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    11 Jul

    New secondary dropped kerb and extended driveway

    ApprovedHouseholder25/02746/HFUL

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