4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations…
Conditions 2 varied
Site constraints 8
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- 19 mLENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 31 mLENSFIELD ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 42 mDowning College, Boundary Wall Fronting Tennis Court RoadGrade II
- 53 m1, BENE'T PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 63 m1, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 64 mRailings Round Hobson's ConduitGrade II
- 71 mHobson's ConduitGrade II*
- 73 m2, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 94 mRailings Along the West Side of Hobson's Brook Stretching From Hobson's Conduit to Brooklands AvenueGrade II
- 98 m10, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 100 mNos. 1-12 Scroope Terrace, the 1959 rear extension to no. 1 Scroope Terrace and the railings to the front.Grade II
- 101 mUnnamed
- 101 mKellett LodgeGrade II
- 110 m11 and 12, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 114 mFour Richardson Candles outside no.s 10, 16, 19 and opposite 19 Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 117 mHobson's ConduitGrade II
- 119 m13 and 14, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 124 mConstruction in Aluminium by Kenneth Martin, Department of Engineering, University of CambridgeGrade II
- 125 mRailings and Gates of St Peter's Terrace Fronting Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 131 m15 and 16, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 142 m17, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 145 mTRUMPINGTON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 150 mThe Building Housing the Library at the Leys School the King George V GatewayGrade II
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £3,150,000 in March 2022. Other property, leasehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, 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 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 94% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 21 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 and leaseholders: 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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