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26/02576/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Removal of the existing internal staircase serving the ground and first floors, together with the installation of a new replacement staircase and associated first-floor structural alterations and creation of a new opening between No. 2 and No. 3 at first-floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Information · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 1-16, Melbourne Place
List entry 1331865 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 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 ↗
Kite 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 ↗
Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Registered park or garden 177 m away: Emmanuel College; National infrastructure project 907 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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

Floor area95 m² (1,023 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB1 1EQ
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
AMA Chartered Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
511decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/03385/HFUL
2023 Approved
De-gasification and installation of ASHP and PV panels to No.2 and No.3.
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2019 Approved
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18/2029/COND3
2019 Approved
Condition 3 - Non-masonry walling system on decision 18/2029/LBC dated 27.02.2019
18/2029/COND3
2019 Approved
Condition 5 - Roofing details on decision 18/2029/LBC dated 27.02.2019
18/2029/COND5
2019 Approved
Condition 5 - Roofing details on decision 18/2029/LBC dated 27.02.2019
18/2029/COND5
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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

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.