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209 Gilbert Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PA

26/02893/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Widen existing vehicular access including the extension of the driveway over part of the existing highway verge and footway, together with the provision of a widened dropped kerb.

Received
30 July 2026
Decision due
5 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 October 2026
Ward
Arbury
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated10 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target5 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 3 September.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 209 Gilbert Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PA. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Arbury. 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 3PA
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 August 2026
Last date for comments
3 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bidwells
Agent address
Bidwell House Trumpington Road Cambridge CB2 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low 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 2026-11-03. 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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