69 - 71 Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class E to Use Class C3 on first and second floors to create 3no dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 10
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 4
Associated applications 2
- Change of use from Use Class E to Use Class C3 on first and second floors to create 3no dwellings.
Conditions 5 awaiting decision
Site constraints 9
Show all 28 with distances
- 21 mRailings Round Hobson's ConduitGrade II
- 25 mHobson's ConduitGrade II*
- 27 mLENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 30 m1, BENE'T PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 36 m4 AND 5, BENET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 40 mLENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 42 m1, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 42 mRailings Along the West Side of Hobson's Brook Stretching From Hobson's Conduit to Brooklands AvenueGrade II
- 56 mNos. 1-12 Scroope Terrace, the 1959 rear extension to no. 1 Scroope Terrace and the railings to the front.Grade II
- 60 m2, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 70 mUnnamed
- 89 mDowning College, Boundary Wall Fronting Tennis Court RoadGrade II
- 98 mThe Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V GatewayGrade II
- 100 m10, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 101 mGateway Onto Trumpington Road at the Leys SchoolGrade II
- 107 mTelephone Kiosk by BridgeGrade II
- 110 mFour Richardson Candles outside no.s 10, 16, 19 and opposite 19 Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 113 mHobson's ConduitGrade II
- 113 mBridge Over Hobson's Brook Opposite Pemberton TerraceGrade II
- 114 mConstruction in Aluminium by Kenneth Martin, Department of Engineering, University of CambridgeGrade II
- 115 mRailings and Gates of St Peter's Terrace Fronting Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 117 m11 and 12, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 125 m13 and 14, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 131 mKellett LodgeGrade II
- 131 mTRUMPINGTON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 137 m15 and 16, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 143 mChapel at the Leys SchoolGrade II
- 149 m17, Trumpington StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 14 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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