Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01987/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Internal and external alterations, automatic doors and associated works, and installation of cameras to Hangars 3 and 4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 May 2026
Consultation
12 Jun 2026
Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Documents 29

Other documents 22

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND CORRESPONDENCE Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF WEATHERPROOFING SEALS FOR DOORS Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXHIBITION STAGE 3 STRUCUTURAL REPORT Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND WORLD WAR HANGAR PRESENTATION Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SPECIFICATION Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL DOME CAMERA Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 3 AND 4 ASBESTOS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIFICATION Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DOOR REPAIRS MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP SPECIFICATION Application Information · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 4 SCHEME WEST VIEW Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXAMPLE OF CURRENT WALL PAINT CONDITION Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 4 NORTH FLOOR AND TRUSS PAINTED Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 4 SOUTH CURRENT EXHIBITION Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 4 SOUTH DOOR Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 3 GAPS WHERE SEAL HAS WORN AWAY Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 3 DOORS (2) Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HANGAR 3 DOORS Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF WALL DAMAGE FROM LEAKS Photographs · 27 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Duxford Airfield 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Duxford Airfield, Duxford/Whittlesford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Heathfield (South Cambridgeshire) 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB22 4QR
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Duxford
Parish
Duxford CP
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
74decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) 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
South Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026