Church Rate Corner Malting Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/03487/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision
Listed buildingsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Running a cable underground from the street to dwelling through boundary wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Cambridge's recent listed building works.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comments · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOS OF CABLE ROUTE Photographs · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Church Rate Corner
List entry 1126032 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 134 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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 208 m away: Queens' College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1706 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
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.

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB3 9HF
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
115decided in the last year

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 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 and T2: Yew x2 - Fell. Replace with two deciduous trees: definitely a walnut and proba…
25/1391/TTCA
2025 Approved
T1 and T2: Yew x2 - Fell. Replace with two deciduous trees: definitely a walnut and proba…
25/1391/TTCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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T67: Apple - Fell (as part of garden changes)
25/1467/TTCA
2025 Approved
11 Newnham Terrace Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EX
T67: Apple - Fell (as part of garden changes)
25/1467/TTCA
2025
10 Newnham Terrace Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EX
Installation of power kiosk cabinet to front garden.
25/04749/HFUL
2025
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Installation of power kiosk cabinet to front garden.
25/04749/HFUL
2025 Approved
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Replacement of all the existing modern windows to rear elevation of the complex - changin…
25/03005/LBC
2025 Approved
Clare Court Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
Replacement of all the existing modern windows to rear elevation of the complex - changin…
25/03005/LBC
2024 Approved
Newnham Mill Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
Internal alterations.
24/02567/LBC
2024 Approved
Newnham Mill Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
Internal alterations.
24/02567/LBC
2024 Approved
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Internal alterations to existing grade II listed building.
24/00997/LBC
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Internal alterations to existing grade II listed building.
24/00997/LBC
2023 Approved
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23/0915/TTCA
2023 Approved
Ashton House Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
T1 - Yew - Remove rubbing limb against BT Pole. Cut back over road by 3m. Lift and cut aw…
23/0915/TTCA
2023 Approved
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T1. Field Maple - crown reduce 2m T2. Lawsons cypress - Prune to eradicate the overhang a…
23/0815/TTCA
2023 Approved
1B Summerfield Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9HE
T1. Field Maple - crown reduce 2m T2. Lawsons cypress - Prune to eradicate the overhang a…
23/0815/TTCA
2023 Approved
Causewayside The Fen Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T0684 Cherry (as identified within red circle on attached Survey Schedule as produced by…
23/0277/TTCA
2023 Approved
Causewayside The Fen Causeway Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T0684 Cherry (as identified within red circle on attached Survey Schedule as produced by…
23/0277/TTCA
2023 Approved
Newnham House Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
Rebuild a section of the perimeter wall of the Newnham House grounds and introduce brick…
23/00203/FUL
2023 Approved
Newnham House Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY
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23/00203/FUL
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2016 Approved
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16/0726/LBC
2016 Approved
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16/0317/FUL
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2016 Approved
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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