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49 Grantchester Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HZ

26/03357/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionAwaiting decision
Householder
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Proposal

Roof extension with rear pitched dormer, raising of ridge height, 2no. rooflights to front and juliette balcony to rear. Replacement of rear french doors with black steel framed doors.

Received
3 September 2026
Decision due
29 October 2026
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Ely Planning Company (Cambridgeshire)
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.14 Oct
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 14 October.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 49 Grantchester Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HZ. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Newnham Croft conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9HZ
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2026
Consultation expiry
23 September 2026
Last date for comments
14 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ely Planning Company (Cambridgeshire)
Agent address
Studio 5 Penn Farm Harston Road Haslingfield CB23 1JZ Gb

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 September 2026
Site notice start
21 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Newnham Croft
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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