Bishop Bateman Court Thompsons Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
S73 to vary condition 2 (drawings) and 4 (Plant noise compliance condition) of ref: to include the reconfiguration and design of ASHP and associated enclosures. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 4
Associated applications 7
Site constraints 7
Show all 28 with distances
- 27 m29, Thompson's LaneGrade II
- 37 m30, Thompson's LaneGrade II
- 53 m31 Thompson's LaneGrade II
- 65 m23-27, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 65 m16-18, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 77 m9-14, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 87 m28 and 29, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 88 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 89 mMagdalene College, Bright's BuildingGrade II
- 92 m25 and 26, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 92 m21-24, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 93 m30, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 98 m29, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 100 mMagdalene College, Pepys BuildingGrade I
- 101 mMagdalene College, Walls Lining the Second Court on North East and South West SidesGrade II
- 102 m8, Portugal PlaceGrade II
- 103 m19-44 Lower Park StreetGrade II
- 106 mChurch of St ClementGrade II*
- 114 mMagdalene College, the Buildings Surrounding First CourtGrade I
- 115 mK6 Telephone kiosk on the Quayside pedestrian area, CambridgeGrade II
- 124 mTelephone Kiosk Outside St Clement's ChurchGrade II
- 125 mMagdalene Bridge the Great BridgeGrade II
- 125 mK6 outside the Masters Lodge, St John's CollegeGrade II
- 129 mThe Baron of Beef Public HouseGrade II
- 133 mMagdalene College, Railings, Gate Piers and Gates to Garden on Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 136 mThe Mitre Public HouseGrade II
- 141 m31, Magdalene StreetGrade II
- 146 mThe Pickerel InnGrade II
Checked on 2 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 February 2011, 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
- Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
- Postcode
- CB5 8AQ
- Received
- 11 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Market
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Carter Jonas LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days slower than Cambridge's median of 50 for amendments. Approved, as 93% of amendments here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 30 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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Bishop Bateman Court Thompsons Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8AQ
Refurbishment and extension to the existing mixed use building to reconfigure existing student rooms at first, second and third floor level and create level entrance to foyer area to serve the student accommodation above including lift provision to all floors (following the removal of ground floor commercial unit), together with the provision of a new extension at the apex of the site (following part demolition) and associated external works including replacement roof, bay windows and replacement windows, and the…
- Received
- 2 May 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2025
- Outcome
- Approved