12 And 13 Bene't Street And 2 And 2A Free School Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/03913/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Like-for-like re-roofing of two roof slopes facing Benet Street, using reclaimed Welsh slate to match the existing roof covering. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

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Received

16 Oct 2026

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Validated

22 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Cambridge's recent extensions.

Documents 14

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Culpeper House

List entry 1126254 · The pin is inside its outline · 80 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 69 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 80 with distances

4 mFriar HouseGrade II
9 mBath HotelGrade II
10 mEntrance to Number 4aGrade II
10 m3, Free School LaneGrade II
13 m5, Bene't StreetGrade II
13 mChurchyard Railings and Gates of St Benet'sGrade II
14 mBarclay's BankGrade II
15 mStanley HouseGrade II
17 m6 and 8, Bene't StreetGrade II
17 mCavendish Laboratory of Experimental PhysicsGrade II
19 mChurch of St Bene'tGrade I
21 mThree Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to the north side of Bene’t Street.Grade II
23 m7, Peas HillGrade II
33 mArts SchoolGrade II
34 mThe Eagle InnGrade II
35 mArts TheatreGrade II
37 m9, Bene't StreetGrade II
39 mFormer National Westminster BankGrade II
40 m4 and 5, Peas HillGrade II
41 m3, King's ParadeGrade II
43 m4, 4a and 5, King's ParadeGrade II
44 mCorpus Christi College, the Buildings Surrounding the Old and New Courts Including the Master's LodgeGrade I
46 m2, King's ParadeGrade II
46 m1, King's ParadeGrade II
47 m7 and 8, King's ParadeGrade II
47 m10, Peas HillGrade II
49 m9, King's ParadeGrade II
49 m6 and 6a, King's ParadeGrade II
54 mFive wall-mounted Richardson Candles in Kings ParadeGrade II
56 m10, St Edward's PassageGrade II
56 m3 and 4, St Edward's PassageGrade II
56 m11, Peas HillGrade II
57 m10 and 11, King's ParadeGrade II
61 m8, St Edward's PassageGrade II
61 m1 AND 2, WHEELER STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
61 mCorpus Christi College, New BuildingsGrade II
62 mPublic LibraryGrade II
63 m9, St Edward's PassageGrade II
65 mGuildhallGrade II
65 mLaboratory of Physical ChemistryGrade II
67 m12 and 12a, King's ParadeGrade II
67 mChurch of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II*
68 m3, Parsons CourtGrade II
71 mTwo Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to The Old Guildhall on Wheeler Street.Grade II
72 m13, King's ParadeGrade II
76 m12-15, St Edward's PassageGrade II
76 mMond LaboratoryGrade II
77 m14, King's ParadeGrade II
77 mKing's College, South Range of First Court, Including the Library and the Former Provost's LodgeGrade I
78 mKing's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's ParadeGrade I
78 mKing's College, Scott's BuildingGrade II
80 mRichardson Candle group at St Catharine's College and northern Trumpington StreetGrade II
83 mCorn ExchangeGrade II
84 m15, King's ParadeGrade II
86 m16, King's ParadeGrade II
86 mBull Hostel, St Catharine's CollegeGrade II
90 mLetter Box at King's College GateGrade II
92 m17, King's ParadeGrade II
92 m15a and 16, St Edward's PassageGrade II
96 mCorpus Christi College, Four Lamp Standards in New CourtGrade II
98 mKing's College, Twelve Lamposts in First CourtGrade II
100 m18-21, King's ParadeGrade II
105 m1, St Mary's PassageGrade II
107 mThe Red Cow Public HouseGrade II
111 mFence and Gates at the Church of St Mary the GreatGrade II
111 m3 St Mary's PassageGrade II
119 m22, King's ParadeGrade II
120 mTwo Lamp Posts at the Main Entrance to the College, St Catharine's CollegeGrade II
122 mKing's College, ChapelGrade I
125 mFisher HouseGrade II
125 mThe Railings, Piers, Gateway and Screen Wall on the East Side of Principal Court, St Catharines CollegeGrade I
128 mKing's College, Fountain in the Centre of First CourtGrade II
131 mMarket Place paving and two sets of iron railingsGrade II
131 mThe Buildings Surrounding Principal Court, St Catharine's CollegeGrade I
136 mKing's College, Railings Between the North East Turret of the Chapel and the East Range of the SchoolsGrade II
139 mRailings and Gates Round the Senate HouseGrade I
139 mChurch of St Mary the GreatGrade I
147 mKing's College, South Range of Webb's Court With Gateway to Queen's LaneGrade II
149 mSt Catharine's CollegeGrade II
149 mChurch of St BotolphGrade I

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 69 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

Local nature reserve 390 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1537 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 23 October 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 area42 m² (452 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 84)

UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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