17 St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Internal and external alterations to existing listed building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 7
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- 3 mRichardson Candle group in St Johns Street and north Trinity StreetGrade II
- 6 m66, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 10 m14 and 15, St John's StreetGrade II
- 12 m67, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 20 m13, St John's StreetGrade II
- 20 m8 and 9, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 21 mSt John's College, Gates of Chapel Court Yard Onto St John's StreetGrade II
- 22 mChurch of the Holy SepulchreGrade I
- 23 m68, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 25 m12, St John's StreetGrade II
- 27 m16, ROUND CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 29 mSt John's College, the Buildings Surrounding the First, Second and Third CourtsGrade I
- 30 m11, St John's StreetGrade II
- 34 m69, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 36 mThe Divinity SchoolGrade II
- 43 mSt John's College, Screen Between the Chapel and the East Range of First CourtGrade II
- 44 mEntrance Doorway to No 70 and No 70 (the Flying Stag) to RearGrade II
- 46 mCambridge Union Society Building Union Society BuildingGrade II
- 47 m4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 54 m15 and 16, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 58 m73, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 58 m5-7, All Saints PaasageGrade II
- 60 mThe Mitre Public HouseGrade II
- 60 m4, All Saints PassageGrade II
- 60 m3, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 61 mLichfield HouseGrade II
- 61 m2, All Saints PassageGrade II
- 63 mUniversity Pitt ClubGrade II
- 66 m1 and 2, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 68 mWhewell's Court, Trinity CollegeGrade II
- 71 mThe Baron of Beef Public HouseGrade II
- 72 mRailings Round Churchyard of the Destroyed Church of All SaintsGrade II
- 73 m1-4, Jesus LaneGrade II
- 87 m8-10, Jesus LaneGrade II
- 88 mChurch of St ClementGrade II*
- 88 mCross in the Churchyard of the Destroyed Church of All SaintsGrade II
- 95 mTrinity College, Statue in Whewell's CourtGrade II
- 98 mSt John's College, Gateway to St John's Street to South of the College BuildingsGrade I
- 100 m8, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 100 mTrinity College, The Buildings surrounding Great Court, Nevile's Court and New Court, and including King's HostelGrade I
- 105 mSidney Sussex College, Cloister CourtGrade II*
- 106 m9-14, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 109 mTelephone Kiosk Outside St Clement's ChurchGrade II
- 111 m35, 36 and 37, Sidney StreetGrade II
- 113 mRichardson Candle wall mounted lamps attached to 16, 19, 24, 27, 35 and 38 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 114 m28 and 29, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 121 mJunior Parlour Trinity CollegeGrade II
- 122 m23-27, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 126 m21-24, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 126 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 126 mLittle TrinityGrade I
- 126 mGarden Walls, Railings and Gates of Number 16 (Little Trinity)Grade I
- 129 mTrinity College, Two Lamp Standards Outside the Great Gate on Trinity StreetGrade II
- 129 mSidney Sussex College, the Buildings Surrounding Hall Court and Chapel CourtGrade I
- 130 m5-10, Park StreetGrade II
- 131 m20 and 21, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 134 mSt John's College, Master's LodgeGrade II
- 136 mSidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel CourtGrade II
- 138 mK6 outside the Masters Lodge, St John's CollegeGrade II
- 139 m16-18, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 143 m26 Trinity StreetGrade II
- 145 m19, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 146 m25 and 26, Bridge StreetGrade II
Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Cambridge's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 14 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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