Shawms Conduit Head Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01723/S19LB - Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB) Approved

Proposal

S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent (Refurbishment and alterations including thermal upgrade of external envelope, external louvres, upgrade existing windows, replacement garage door, internal and external insulation, existing flat roof insulated and re-felted, extend garden terrace, installation of Air Source Heat Pump to side and PV solar panels to second floor roof and other minor internal and external alterations) to change from re-use of existing horizontal cedar cladding to internal hardboard panels to walls & ceilings were to be reused and replaced on a like for like basis where required, replace defective first floor level ceiling panels with hardboard panels, Provide new cedar cladding boards to match the original boards and Provide replacement ceiling panels to match the original panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 May 2026
Consultation
22 May 2026
Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

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    Conditions 2 varied

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: Shawms
List entry 1268363 · 1 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Conduit Head 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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 282 m away: Traveller's Rest Pit SSSI; Priority habitat 3 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt 9 m away: Cambridge; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)
Postcode
CB3 0EY
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
cowper griffith architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Cambridge's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
61decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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