Memorial Court Clare College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/04160/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Extension to electrical plant enclosure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Consultation
18 Nov 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF TREE SURVEY AND CONSTRAINTS PLAN Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF GARDENS TRUST Consultee Comments · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEFINITIVE MAP TEAM Consultee Comments · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Clare College Memorial Court
List entry 1115639 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: Clare College
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
West Cambridge 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area2,137 m² (23,002 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 15)
UseResidential Institutions: Universities and Colleges
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB3 9AJ
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 11 days faster than Cambridge's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
18 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Caucasian Wingnut Tree (Pterocarya) Reduce height of 2 decayed limbs by approx 3m. Red…
25/1426/TTCA
2025 Approved
T1 Caucasian Wingnut Tree (Pterocarya) Reduce height of 2 decayed limbs by approx 3m. Red…
25/1426/TTCA
2022 Approved
3. T318, Memorial side - Robinia closer to DNA sculpture - Fell 7. T429, Memorial side…
22/1349/TTCA
2022 Approved
3. T318, Memorial side - Robinia closer to DNA sculpture - Fell 7. T429, Memorial side…
22/1349/TTCA
2021 Approved
Pterocarrya fraxinifolia on left hand side of entrance gate - Reduce height - specified e…
21/0809/TTCA
2021 Approved
Pterocarrya fraxinifolia on left hand side of entrance gate - Reduce height - specified e…
21/0809/TTCA
2016 Approved
Carving of an Inscription into the Existing Stone Band to the rear gatehouse (facing the…
16/0091/LBC
2016 Approved
Carving of an Inscription into the Existing Stone Band to the rear gatehouse (facing the…
16/0091/LBC
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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24/0790/TTCA
2021 Withdrawn
Clare College Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TL
1. Blue Cedar memorial front lawn tree belt Queens Rd - end weight reduce 20%. (T451) 4…
21/1335/TTCA
2021 Withdrawn
Clare College Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TL
1. Blue Cedar memorial front lawn tree belt Queens Rd - end weight reduce 20%. (T451) 4…
21/1335/TTCA
2024 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
T198 Crab Apple - Dead parts of stem and branch structure at risk of collapse on to Burre…
24/0252/TTCA
2024 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
T198 Crab Apple - Dead parts of stem and branch structure at risk of collapse on to Burre…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Ashby Court Clare College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
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2024 Approved
Ashby Court Clare College Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Removal of existing gas boilers and primary heating infrastructure within the Lerner Cour…
23/04869/FUL
2022 Approved
Clare College, Ashby Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TL
Temporary installation of a small statue to commemorate 50 years of women at Clare Colleg…
22/04424/FUL
2022 Approved
Clare College, Ashby Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TL
Temporary installation of a small statue to commemorate 50 years of women at Clare Colleg…
22/04424/FUL
2022 Approved
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T414 Crab Apple with recently lost branch on right hand side of Ashby Drive - Fell (Memor…
22/1370/TTCA
2022 Approved
Street Record Burrells Way Clare College Memorial Side Cambridge Footpath 58 Cambridge Cambridgeshire
T414 Crab Apple with recently lost branch on right hand side of Ashby Drive - Fell (Memor…
22/1370/TTCA
2022 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
Installation of 2no free standing electric car charging points and a small GRP (glass rei…
22/01928/FUL
2022 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AJ
Installation of 2no free standing electric car charging points and a small GRP (glass rei…
22/01928/FUL
2021 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge CB3 9AJ
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Stone Urns), 4 (Roof Covering Details) and…
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2021 Approved
Clare College, Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge CB3 9AJ
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Stone Urns), 4 (Roof Covering Details) and…
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2019 Approved
Clare College Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge CB3 9AJ
Re-roofing works to existing listed building.
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2019 Approved
Clare College Memorial Court Queens Road Cambridge CB3 9AJ
Re-roofing works to existing listed building.
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.