Clare Court Newnham Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EY Data via plota.co.uk

25/03005/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Replacement of all the existing modern windows to rear elevation of the complex - changing from single glazing to double glazing using Fineo glass. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2025
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Consultation
8 Aug 2025
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Approved
23 Sept 2025

Approved on 23 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Information · 31 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 31 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 31 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 31 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 93 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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 36 AND 36A, NEWNHAM ROAD (See details for further address information), Grade II, 14 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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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 209 m away: Queens' College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1663 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Green belt 93 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

Building

Floor area624 m² (6,717 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Universities and colleges
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2013, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB3 9EY
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Newnham
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
23 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Brighter Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
146decided 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
8 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
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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
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.