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Chemistry Department Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EW

26/02526/ADVAdvert ConsentPending Decision
Advertisement consent

Proposal

Installation of 2no externally illuminated fascia signs, 1no non-illuminated sign and installation of a small spotlight unit to illuminate a wall sculpture.

Received
2 July 2026
Target decision date
27 August 2026
Ward
Market
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated2 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Aug
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge81% of advertising applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an advertising consent application at Chemistry Department Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EW. Cambridge has handled 112 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 2 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the New Town and Glisson Road conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 221 applications across Market. We hold 647 applications in total for the CB2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/02526/ADV
Address
Chemistry Department Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EW
Postcode
CB2 1EW
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Advert Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Market
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Wayfinding consultants ltd
Agent Address
Pease House Hight Street Girton Cambridge CB30QA Gb

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 July 2026
Target Decision Date
27 August 2026
Date Validated
2 July 2026
Date Submitted
2 July 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
17
Coordinates
52.197964, 0.125116
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: New Town And Glisson 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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© 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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