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57 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX

26/01668/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

S73 to vary conditions 8 (use) and 10 (use) of planning permission 25/04357/FUL (Refurbishment and reconfiguration of the upper floors to provide commercial accommodation falling within Use Class E including redesigning the existing means of escape, a lift shaft and open staircase serving second and third floors. A second floor link structure creating an internal courtyard and terrace and alterations to fenestration) to allow Use Class E(b) (café use) within Tenant Unit 2 only, while permitting retail use within Use Class E(a) in Tenant Unit 1.

Received
1 May 2026
Decision due
26 June 2026
Ward
Market
Agent
RYE Design Ltd
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.4 Jun
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 June.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (7)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 57 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HX. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 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
CB2 3HX
Application type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 May 2026
Consultation expiry
13 May 2026
Last date for comments
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RYE Design Ltd
Agent address
The Courtyard Unit 17 Sturton Street Cambridge CB1 2SN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Historic Core
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1, Market StreetOn this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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.

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