Peterhouse, Old Court Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD Data via plota.co.uk
26/02660/LBC - Listed Building Consent
Approved
Proposal
Refurbishment of the Fellows Cloakroom in the Old Court. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 9
Grade I listed: Peterhouse, the Buildings Surrounding First Court, Old Court and Gisborne Court
List entry 1087054 · The pin is inside its outline · 50 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 41 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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- 15 mChurch of St Mary the LessGrade II*
- 30 mRailings and Gates and Gas Lamp Bordering the Churchyard of St Mary the Less on North and West SidesGrade II
- 34 mMuseum of Classical Archaeology Peterhouse, Arch in North Boundary Wall of the CollegeGrade II
- 35 m8-11, LITTLE ST MARY'S LANE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 38 mNumber 1 Little St Marys Lane Including Gas Lamp Attached to the South East CornerGrade II
- 41 mEmmanuel United Reformed ChurchGrade II
- 43 mFen Court at PeterhouseGrade II
- 61 mChurch Fence of St Mary the Less Fronting Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 62 mPeterhouse, Entrance Screen to First CourtGrade I
- 63 mRichardson Candle group in Trumpington Street including the Fitzwilliam MuseumGrade II
- 63 mHobson's ConduitGrade II
- 68 m74, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 68 mPeterhouse, West Boundary Wall of the GroveGrade II
- 74 mPembroke College, Red BuildingGrade II
- 75 mPeterhouse, Gates and Piers of the Master's LodgeGrade I
- 75 mRichardson Candle group at St Catharine's College and northern Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 76 mPembroke College, Screen Entrance From Trumpington Street Between the Chapel and the Red BuildingGrade II
- 77 mPembroke College, the Chapel With Hitcham's CloisterGrade I
- 82 mPembroke College, the Buildings Surrounding Old Court (Except the Chapel and Cloister) and Ivy CourtGrade I
- 86 mCambridge University CentreGrade II
- 87 mHouse Adjoining Number 74 on the NorthGrade II
- 94 mPeterhouse, the Master's LodgeGrade I
- 95 m1, Mill LaneGrade II
- 102 m39 and 40, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 104 mMill Haven, East HouseGrade II
- 105 mCambridge University Press (Pitt Press) University PressGrade II
- 108 mPembroke College, LibraryGrade II*
- 109 mFence Along Street Frontage of the Main Block of the Fitzwilliam MuseumGrade I
- 111 mPeterhouse, Outbuilding to North East of Master's LodgeGrade II
- 113 mFitzwilliam Museum and boundary wall, plinths and gates to the north-eastGrade I
- 114 mMill Haven, West HouseGrade II
- 115 mThe Little Rose InnGrade II
- 118 m51 Trumpington Street and 2 Pembroke Street with wall-mounted Richardson CandleGrade II
- 122 mThe Mill Public HouseGrade II
- 123 m52, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 125 mPembroke College, Statue of William Pitt the Younger Outside the LibraryGrade II
- 129 m3, Pembroke StreetGrade II
- 130 m53, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 131 m35 and 36, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 132 m4, Pembroke StreetGrade II
- 136 m54, Trumpington StreetGrade II
- 137 m5, Pembroke StreetGrade II
- 138 mThe Mill the Mill Bridge and Paved SurroundGrade II
- 140 m1, 1a and 1b, Botolph LaneGrade II
- 140 mBuildings Surrounding Tunwell's CourtGrade II
- 144 m2 and 3, Botolph LaneGrade II
- 147 mWall and Fence of the Churchyard of the Church of St BotolphGrade II
- 147 mPembroke College, Wall, Gateway and Screen Between Ivy Court and New CourtGrade II
- 148 m4, Botolph LaneGrade II
- 149 m5, 6, 7 and 7a, Botolph LaneGrade II
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.
Local nature reserve 68 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.
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.
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 182 m away: Queens' College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1443 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Green belt 70 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 99% of listed building works here are.
This one52d
Council55d
UK56d
73%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
106decided 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 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 29 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
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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
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