Jesus College, First Court Jesus Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8BL Data via plota.co.uk

25/02704/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Installation of four separate new doors in the First Court of Jesus College located at the entrance to staircases A, B, C and D. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2025
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Validated
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
28 Jul 2025
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Approved
15 Sept 2025

Approved on 15 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 13

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF C STAIR AS EXISTING, LOOKING NORTH-EAST Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF D STAIRCASE AS EXISTING, LOOKING SOUTH FROM WITHIN Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF C STAIRCASE WITH PROPOSED DOORS, LOOKING NORTH-EAST Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF A STAIRCASE AS EXISTING LOOKING NORTH FROM WITHIN Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF A STAIRCASE WITH PROPOSED DOORS, LOOKING SOUTH-EAST Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF D STAIRCASE WITH PROPOSED DOORS, LOOKING SOUTH FROM WITHIN Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DAS ADDENDUM A CHRIS EVANS REPORT RE FIRST COURT DOORS Application Information · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DAS ADDENDUM B SCHEDULE OF FIRST COURT DOOR DETAILS Application Information · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF A STAIRCASE AS EXISTING LOOKING SOUTH-EAST Photographs · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade I listed: Jesus College, North Range of Outer Court
List entry 1139049 · The pin is inside its outline · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 12 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 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 245 m away: Christ's College; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project 1529 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 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 area62 m² (667 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
CB5 8BL
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
Market
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
15 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of four separate new doors in the First Court of Jesus College located at th…
25/02703/FUL
2025 Approved
Installation of four separate new doors in the First Court of Jesus College located at th…
25/02703/FUL
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Nearby activity

2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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T1: Eucalyptus - Reduce and shape by 2.5 metres. This tree has recently shed a large limb…
21/1462/TTCA
2021 Approved
Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge CB5 8BL
T1: Eucalyptus - Reduce and shape by 2.5 metres. This tree has recently shed a large limb…
21/1462/TTCA
2021 Approved
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21/1010/TTCA
2021 Approved
Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge CB5 8BL
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2020 Approved
Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge CB5 8BL
T2: Horse Chestnut (in woodland adjacent to tennis courts, near to Oak tagged 168) - Remo…
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2017 Approved
Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge CB5 8BL
Ash x 2 - tree numbers 19 and 51 - cut to ground level and remove - due to severe die-bac…
17/279/TTCA
2017 Approved
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Ash x 2 - tree numbers 19 and 51 - cut to ground level and remove - due to severe die-bac…
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.