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8 Lion Estates, Unit 1 Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW

26/02716/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from Class B8 warehouse with ancillary offices to a mixed use as Class E(g)(i) offices and Class F1(f) place of worship, or Class E(g)(i) and B8 in the alternative

Received
17 July 2026
Decided
8 September 2026
Ward
Romsey
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge91% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 8 Lion Estates, Unit 1 Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 7 days quicker than Cambridge's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Romsey. We hold 1,376 applications in total for the CB1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/02716/FUL
Address
8 Lion Estates, Unit 1 Coldhams Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 3EW
Postcode
CB1 3EW
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Romsey
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
BTG Eddisons
Agent Address
The Lawns 33 Thorpe Road Peterborough PE3 6AB Gb

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 July 2026
Target Decision Date
11 September 2026
Date Decided
8 September 2026
Date Validated
17 July 2026
Date Submitted
17 July 2026
Last Date for Comments
3 September 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
12 August 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
16
Coordinates
52.208546, 0.148937
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    20 Oct

    Submission of details required by condition 2 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission 26/02716/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/02716/CONDA
  2. 2026
    17 Jul

    Change of use from Class B8 warehouse with ancillary offices to a mixed use as Class E(g)(i) offices and…

    This applicationApprovedFull26/02716/FUL

Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 2026-10-09. 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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