Kings And Selwyn Colleges Sports Ground Fulbrooke Road Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02085/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to the existing Kings College and Selwyn College Sports Pavilion, including the replacement of one of the existing external staircases with a new compliant external staircase, the installation of a passenger lift to provide step-free access to the first-floor facilities, and associated alterations to the existing balcony structure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Consultation
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Green belt: Cambridge
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 2 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: Bolton Pit's Lake; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full Application
Postcode
CB3 9EE
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Harston & Comberton
Parish
Grantchester CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Mike Tuck Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Cambridge's median of 55 for community buildings. Approved, as 96% of community buildings here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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