Gonville And Caius College, Gonville Court Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA Data via plota.co.uk

26/04131/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement of existing external doors into the Undercroft with new doors incorporating automated openers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Dec 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from recent listed building consent across the UK.

Site constraints 6

Grade I listed: Gonville and Caius College, the Buildings Surrounding Gonville Court and Caius Court Including the Hall, Chapel, Master's Lodge and Gate of Virtue, But Excluding the Gate of Honour
List entry 1320425 · The pin is inside its outline · 73 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 51 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 ↗
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 10 m away: Trinity College
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1728 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 10 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.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB2 1TA
Received
2 Nov 2026
Validated
2 Nov 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Pleasance Hookham and Nix Ltd.
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide listed building consent by day 59.

Day 950 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
28,670decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
18 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.