Sidgwick Site, Faculty Of History West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00482/NMA1 - Non-Material Amendment Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non material amendment on application 26/00482/S73 to removal of coolers, minor internal alterations to meeting room partitions and accessible wc's, amendment to wording of condition 13 of 26/00482/S73 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Nov 2026.

Documents 3

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: History Faculty Building
List entry 1380217 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 7 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 ↗
West Cambridge 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 412 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; Registered park or garden 170 m away: King's College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
CB3 9EF
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Newnham
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
University of Cambridge

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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25/00639/CONDA
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25/0474/TTCA
2025 Approved
T717 - Common Beech - Reduce branches overhanging entrance road back to kerbside and to a…
25/0474/TTCA
2025 Approved
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25/00638/FUL
2025 Approved
Alteration, refurbishment and extension to the Stirling Building, including 2no. pavilion…
25/00639/LBC
2025 Approved
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25/00638/FUL
2025 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings