Merton Hall Cottage Northampton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/03182/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to Merton House and Merton Cottage, including thermal performance upgrades, repair and replacement of roof coverings, associated roof structures, installation of internal wall, floor and roof insulation, repair, refurbishment and selective replacement of windows including secondary and vacuum glazing, replacement of rainwater goods, internal reconfiguration and upgrading of accommodation, damp remediation, structural repairs and underpinning works. Removal of later additions and alterations, demolition and reconstruction of the coach house, stores and associated boundary wall using salvaged materials, demolition of various outbuildings, reconfiguration of access arrangements including formation of an accessible entrance to Merton House, rebuilding and reskinning of the 1960s extension at Merton House, installation of air source heat pump enclosure at Merton Cottage, associated repair, conservation and ancillary works, and works within the registered park and garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Oct 2026, from Cambridge's recent demolitions.

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II* listed: Merton Hall
List entry 1331893 · 3 m from the pin · 19 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 15 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: St John's 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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 233 m away: Cambridge Castle mound; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
CB3 0AD
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
DP9

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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