Austin, Balfour And Cockcroft Buildings New Museums Site Pembroke Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03869/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Works to facilitate the creation of an Aquatics Centre within Austin Refurbishment, comprising replacement of the main entrance doors to the Austin, Cockcroft and Balfour Buildings, and of the secondary entrance to the Austin Building, installation of ventilation louvres above the Ground Floor windows on the east and west elevations of the Austin Building, extension of the decorative screen to the north of the Austin Building (approved under ) to house a new back-up generator and associated works, and the installation of a fume cupboard flue on the east elevation of the Austin Building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Site constraints 8

Historic Core 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 ↗
58 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Mond Laboratory, Grade II, 15 m away · 4 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 53 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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 348 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; Registered park or garden 168 m away: King's College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1430 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 21 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

Application type
Full Application
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Market
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Head of Estates

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
143,608decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Greater Cambridge to go on. Greater Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No