Applecourt Newton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/03161/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement of the electrical building network and consolidation of the existing conduits within communal hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent listed building works.

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Applecourt, garages to the north and mushroom lights in the grounds
List entry 1490938 · 11 m from the pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve 211 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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 28 m away: Brooklands Avenue; Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; Registered park or garden 172 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Green belt 28 m away: Cambridge; Open access land 32 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
CB2 8AN
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Trumpington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
61decided 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 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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