Magdalene College, Pepys Building Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG

Awaiting decision 26/01769/S19LB
Date received
11 May 2026
Date validated
11 May 2026
Postcode
CB3 0AG

Description

S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/02047/LBC (Alterations to the existing listed building to include the following: formation of a new entrance and exhibition space for the Pepys Library, the formation of a Seminar Room, the provision of fully accessible areas within the ground and first floor, the provision of new mechanical and electrical installations and a strategy for sustainability and the care and conservation of the fabric of the Pepys Building, internally and externally) repositioning of a roof light intended to provide maintenance access to a roof valley gutter within the Left Cloister.

South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
7.9/10
Good
#30 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 282. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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South Cambridgeshire decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #83 of 282
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #33 of 282
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #64 of 282
85%
Minor dwellings approved
226 decided (1-9 homes)
97%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,516
Total decisions
112 refused in 2025