43-45 First Floor Hobson Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1NL Data via plota.co.uk

25/04826/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Existing second floor kitchenette window opening enlarged, with amended/new timber access windows and new timber steps internally. New metal 'bridge' externally to allow safe maintenance access from the kitchenette to Hobson Court Roof. Kitchenette refurbished. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

11 Dec 2025

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Consultation

13 Jan 2026

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Approved

11 Mar 2026

Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 43

Site constraints 7

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 ↗

34 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Harrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex House, Grade II, 2 m away · 2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 30 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.

Show all 34 with distances

2 mHarrington House Kent House Montagu House Sidney House Sussex HouseGrade II
30 mCounty HallGrade II
34 mSidney Sussex College, the Buildings Surrounding Hall Court and Chapel CourtGrade I
51 mChrist's College, 'x' StaircaseGrade II
70 mSidney Sussex College, Walls Fronting Sidney Street, Wall of Hall Court, Wall of Chapel CourtGrade II
72 mSidney Sussex College, Cloister CourtGrade II*
72 mSidney Sussex College, East Boundary Wall Flanking Malcom StreetGrade II
75 m7-11, MALCOLM STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
80 m49, Sidney StreetGrade II
81 m47 and 48, Sidney StreetGrade II
84 m46, Sidney StreetGrade II
85 mChrist's College, North East Range, Third CourtGrade II
87 mChrist's College, Tutor's HouseGrade II
95 m1 and 2, Green StreetGrade II
103 m35, 36 and 37, Sidney StreetGrade II
105 m3-7, Green StreetGrade II
110 m1, Market StreetGrade II
110 mWestcott HouseGrade II
118 m2, Market StreetGrade II
121 mWhewell's Court, Trinity CollegeGrade II
134 mRailings and Gates at the Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
136 mUniversity Pitt ClubGrade II
136 m8-10, Jesus LaneGrade II
136 m10, Green StreetGrade II
136 mChrist's College, Wall Bounding the Fellows' Garden on North and West SidesGrade II
137 m1-4, Jesus LaneGrade II
139 m1 and 2, Bridge StreetGrade II
139 mChurch of the Holy TrinityGrade II*
144 m33 and 34, Jesus LaneGrade II
146 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Holy Trinity War Memorial ShelterGrade II
146 m46 and 48, King StreetGrade II
147 mGarden Walls, Railings and Gates of Number 16 (Little Trinity)Grade I
149 m3, Bridge StreetGrade II
149 mTrinity College, Statue in Whewell's CourtGrade II

Historic England ↗

Registered park or garden 31 m away: Christ'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 ↗

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

Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1541 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: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: CB1 1NL
Received: 11 Dec 2025
Validated: 11 Dec 2025
Ward: Market
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Mar 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 11 Mar 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pleasance Hookham and Nix Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 35 days slower than Cambridge's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

This one90d

Council55d

UK57d

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 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 13 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

43-45 First Floor Hobson Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1NL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 35

Site constraints 7

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