The Old Ticket Office Unit 1 Cambridge Railway Station Station Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2JH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Refurbishment works to include: roof re-covering, flashing replacement, slate replacement where required, drainage improvements, leak prevention, remedial work to walls where required, potential timber repairs to roof members and supply and install man safe to the roof, and internal repair and redecoration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
27 Apr 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Railway Station
List entry 1343683 · The pin is inside its outline
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
New Town And Glisson Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB1 2JW
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Greater Anglia

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 66 days slower than Cambridge's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
490decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cambridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026