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Cambridge University Press Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BS

26/03845/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Temporary permission for partial change of use of the ground floor of the building from offices (use class E) to higher education uses (use class F1), alongside associated works.

Received
12 October 2026
Decision due
7 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 1 November 2026
Ward
Petersfield
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target7 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 9 November.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (18)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Cambridge University Press Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8BS. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Petersfield. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 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
CB2 8BS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2026
Last date for comments
9 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Director of Estates
Agent address
University Of Cambridge Greenwich House Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Brooklands AvenueNext to the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 05/1999Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Green belt: CambridgePart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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.

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