The following applications were considered at the meeting of Cambridge City Council’s Planning Committee, held on Thursday 24 September 2026 at the Guildhall, Cambridge.
Minor / other applications
- To replace 12 floodlights at the university sports and athletics track on Wilberforce Road, Newnham with new LED floodlights.
Applicant: Chancellor, Masters and Scholars University of Cambridge
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To build a single storey home with a basement on the land adjacent to 49 New Square, Market.
Applicant: Dr Carrie Herbert
Decision: Refuse in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To partly remove the boundary wall to Willow Walk to create a parking area, and to New Square to form a pedestrian gate on the land adjacent to 49 New Square, Market.
Applicant: Dr Carrie Herbert
Decision: Refuse in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To convert 18 Carlton Way in West Chesterton into an 11-bedroom House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) with a single storey extension to the back of the property.
Applicant: Daniel Riseley
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To install two ground-mounted electrical cabinets within Parkers Piece, Market, to support future infrastructure within the site.
Applicant: Mr Ashley Read / Cambridge City Council
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To knock down the outbuilding at the back of 69A Ditton Walk in Abbey and build a single storey extension.
Applicant: Cambridge City Council
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To add external wall insulation to multiple houses on Brooks Road in Romsey and upgrade the windows to triple glazing.
Applicant: Cambridge City Council
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To add external wall insulation to 5 and 8 Laburnum Close in East Chesterton and upgrade the windows to triple glazing.
Applicant: Cambridge City Council
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
- To add external wall insulation to 3, 10, 11 and 12 The Grove in East Chesterton and upgrade the windows to triple glazing.
Applicant: Cambridge City Council
Decision: Approve in accordance with officer recommendation.
The above decisions are subject to decision notices being finalised and issued.
More information about the applications considered by the Planning Committee, along with any other items discussed, the decision sheet, and a link to watch a recording of the meeting, can be found within the meeting agenda.
