The Round House 525 Newmarket Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8LG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02742/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of a new outbuilding to rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Cambridge's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: The Round House
List entry 1084402 · 4 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 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 England ↗
Riverside 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 23 m away: Coldham's Common
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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; Tree preservation order 9 m away: The City of Cambridge ( Papermills/ Land Adjoining Globe Public House, Newmarket Road, Cambridge ) Tree Preservation Order No. 9/78; Green belt 5 m away: Cambridge; Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Open access land 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
CB5 8LG
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Lee Fenton Planning Services LTD

Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
4 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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