Market Square, Market Hill, Wheeler Street, Guildhall Street And Corn Exchange Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/04382/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Refurbishment of Market Square, Peas Hill and Guildhall Street, including: provision of cycle parking, erection and siting of replacement fixed and temporary market stalls, refurbishment of Grade II listed setts, works to listed fountain and railings, and additional landscaping, street furniture and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

11 Nov 2025

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Validated

21 Nov 2025

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Consultation

4 Dec 2025

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Approved

21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision (Area/Main) · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 198

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT ADDENDUM SEPT COMMITTEE Application Committee / Delegated Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT - MARCH Application Committee / Delegated Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 78

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 82

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF COUNTY ACTIVE TRAVEL OFFICER Consultee Comments · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EHO - ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON GREEN ROOF Consultee Comments · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent / Applicant Comments Agent / Applicant Comments · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 2 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF COVER EMAIL WITH AMENDMENTS Agent / Applicant Comments · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EHO - SEDUM ROOF Consultee Comments · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE - SHARED SERVICE Consultee Comments · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONFIRMATION RE THE GATES Agent / Applicant Comments · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND PLANNING Consultee Comments · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER FINAL - MARKET SQ AMENDMENTS Agent / Applicant Comments · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 22 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF 26-03-19 CIVIC QUARTER BRIEFING NOTE HIGHWAYS Consultee Comments · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 27 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ACTIVE TRAVEL Consultee Comments · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER Consultee Comments · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WASTE - SHARED SERVICE Consultee Comments · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Fountain in the Centre of Market Hill

List entry 1101735 · The pin is inside its outline · 98 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 81 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.

Show the other 98 with distances

16 mMarket Place paving and two sets of iron railingsGrade II
26 mFence and Gates at the Church of St Mary the GreatGrade II
28 mChurch of St Mary the GreatGrade I
29 m5, Market HillGrade I
29 m4, Market HillGrade II
34 mFour K6 Telephone Kiosks adjacent to Church of St Mary the GreatGrade II
36 mMarket Hill Buildings (St Michael's Court), Gonville and Caius CollegeGrade II
40 mGuildhallGrade II
43 m12, Market HillGrade II
44 m15, Market HillGrade II
49 m19,20 and 21, Market StreetGrade II
50 m27 and 28, Market HillGrade II
56 mGonville and Caius College, North and East Ranges of St Michaels Court, Staircases A-F St Michael's Court, Gonville and Caius CollegeGrade II
56 m26, ST MARY'S STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
58 m1-11, Rose CrescentGrade II
59 m1, Trinity StreetGrade II
60 m3, Trinity StreetGrade II
61 m3 St Mary's PassageGrade II
63 mGonville and Caius College, J Staircase of St Michaels CourtGrade II
67 m32-33, Petty CuryGrade II
68 mChurch of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II*
69 mChurch of St MichaelGrade I
69 m4,5 and 6, Trinity StreetGrade II
69 m15a and 16, St Edward's PassageGrade II
71 m1, St Mary's PassageGrade II
76 mRichardson Candle group in Trinity Street including Gonville and Caius CollegeGrade II
78 m22, King's ParadeGrade II
79 mHenry Martyn HallGrade II
80 m18-21, King's ParadeGrade II
83 m12-15, St Edward's PassageGrade II
83 mChurch of the Holy TrinityGrade II*
87 mGonville and Caius College, the North and East Ranges of Tree Court and South WallGrade II*
89 mPublic LibraryGrade II
90 m17, King's ParadeGrade II
90 mFisher HouseGrade II
91 mRailings and Gates Round the Senate HouseGrade I
93 mRailings and Gates at the Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
96 mFive wall-mounted Richardson Candles in Kings ParadeGrade II
97 m16, King's ParadeGrade II
98 mThe Senate HouseGrade I
98 m3 and 4, St Edward's PassageGrade II
100 mTwo Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to The Old Guildhall on Wheeler Street.Grade II
102 m14, King's ParadeGrade II
102 mThe Red Cow Public HouseGrade II
103 m15, King's ParadeGrade II
107 m13, King's ParadeGrade II
107 m4 and 5, Peas HillGrade II
109 m8, St Edward's PassageGrade II
110 mCorn ExchangeGrade II
111 m9, Trinity StreetGrade II
111 m9, St Edward's PassageGrade II
112 m23, Green StreetGrade II
112 m25, Green StreetGrade II
113 m10, St Edward's PassageGrade II
113 m26 and 27, Green StreetGrade II
114 mUrn on Senate House LawnGrade II
114 mThe WhimGrade II
114 m24, Green StreetGrade II
114 mArts TheatreGrade II
115 m1 AND 2, WHEELER STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
117 m10, Trinity StreetGrade II
119 mRichardson Candle wall mounted lamps attached to 16, 19, 24, 27, 35 and 38 Trinity StreetGrade II
120 m38, Trinity StreetGrade II
120 m7, Peas HillGrade II
121 m12 and 12a, King's ParadeGrade II
121 m11, Peas HillGrade II
121 mGonville 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 HonourGrade I
122 m3, Parsons CourtGrade II
123 m35-37, Trinity StreetGrade II
123 m10, Peas HillGrade II
126 m2, Market StreetGrade II
126 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Holy Trinity War Memorial ShelterGrade II
127 mGonville and Caius College, the Gate of Honour and Flanking WallsGrade I
128 m10 and 11, King's ParadeGrade II
128 mBarclay's BankGrade II
130 mKing's College, Railings Between the North East Turret of the Chapel and the East Range of the SchoolsGrade II
130 m1, Market StreetGrade II
131 m13, Trinity StreetGrade II*
132 m9, King's ParadeGrade II
132 m14, Trinity StreetGrade II*
133 mStanley HouseGrade II
133 mTrinity College, Angel CourtGrade II
135 m33 and 34, Trinity StreetGrade II
135 mBath HotelGrade II
135 mThe Law School and University OfficesGrade I
138 mKing's College, ChapelGrade I
138 mThree Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to the north side of Bene’t Street.Grade II
139 mEntrance to Number 4aGrade II
141 m2 Lamp Posts in Senate House Passage at the Entrance to the Old SchoolsGrade II
143 m7 and 8, King's ParadeGrade II
145 mThe Cockerell Building (Squire Law Library)Grade I
145 mThe Eagle InnGrade II
146 m32, Trinity StreetGrade II
146 m49, Sidney StreetGrade II
146 mKing's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's ParadeGrade I
147 m5, Bene't StreetGrade II
147 mLloyd's BankGrade II*
148 m15, Trinity StreetGrade II

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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Registered park or garden 99 m away: King's 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 1561 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 2 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

Council: Cambridge
Application type: Full Application
Received: 11 Nov 2025
Validated: 21 Nov 2025
Ward: Market
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Sept 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 21 Sept 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Applicant: Show
Agent: Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 304 days from validation, 242 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

This one304d

Council62d

UK57d

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

56comments received

52 objecting4 neutral

93% object · above the UK average of 74%

175 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 4 Dec 2025
Committee: 2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

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%).

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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

Market Square, Market Hill, Wheeler Street, Guildhall Street And Corn Exchange Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 198

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 78

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 82

Other documents 33

Site constraints 7

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