Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS Data via plota.co.uk

25/04998/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Asset and Decarbonisation strategy including replacement of Central Gas Boiler with Energy Plant, installation of air source heat pumps, window glazing upgrade and associated energy efficiency building works along with a phased strategy for the refurbishment and remodelling of the Residential Courts including internal room alterations, installation of en-suite bathrooms, introduction of infill common room areas and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Consultation
14 Jan 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 32

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STSTATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL LIGHT STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PAGE 1-50 Application Site Visit · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PAGE 51-79 Application Site Visit · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT PAGE 1-50 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT PAGE 51-99 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 8

PDF LIST OF DRAFT CONDITIONS Agent / Applicant Comments · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LIST_OF_ DRAFT CONDITIONS Agent / Applicant Comments · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED CONSERVATION COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE -CONSERVATION Agent / Applicant Comments · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF STAGE 3 REPORT - ENGINEERING REPORT Agent / Applicant Comments · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF TWENTIETH CENTURY SOCIETY COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 2 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 2 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING INFORMATION TRACKER Application Information · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CLAY FOAM INSULATION Application Information · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FABRIC THERMAL UPGRADE OVERVIEW Application Information · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Central Buildings Churchill College
List entry 1227706 · The pin is inside its outline · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 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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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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area409 m² (4,402 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 33)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Universities and colleges
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, 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 0DX
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 46 days slower than Cambridge's median of 55 for listed building works. Approved, as 98% of listed building works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
143decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Asset and Decarbonisation strategy including replacement of Central Gas Boiler with Energ…
25/04880/FUL
2025 Approved
Asset and Decarbonisation strategy including replacement of Central Gas Boiler with Energ…
25/04880/FUL
2025 Approved
Ulmus x hollandica 'Vegeta' College tree numbers 448 and 449 to lift the small branches t…
25/0983/TTPO
2025 Approved
College tree number 72: Salix babylonica - In the spring the tree suffered a critical fai…
25/0999/TTPO
2025 Approved
2x Salix babylonica College tree numbers 114 and 118 to raise the canopy by removing the…
25/1001/TTPO
2025 Approved
Ulmus x hollandica 'Vegeta' College tree numbers 448 and 449 to lift the small branches t…
25/0983/TTPO
2025 Approved
College tree number 72: Salix babylonica - In the spring the tree suffered a critical fai…
25/0999/TTPO
2025 Approved
2x Salix babylonica College tree numbers 114 and 118 to raise the canopy by removing the…
25/1001/TTPO
2025 Approved
College tree number 175: Fraxinus angustifolia - Limb reduction. Phototropic limb at 6m o…
25/0997/TTCA
2025 Approved
Cercis siliquastrum fell tree and grind out its stump.
25/0968/TTCA
2025 Approved
College tree number 100: Sorbus aria - This tree is just a bit further along from the wil…
25/1005/TTCA
2025 Approved
College tree number 175: Fraxinus angustifolia - Limb reduction. Phototropic limb at 6m o…
25/0997/TTCA
2025 Approved
Cercis siliquastrum fell tree and grind out its stump.
25/0968/TTCA
2025 Approved
College tree number 100: Sorbus aria - This tree is just a bit further along from the wil…
25/1005/TTCA
2025 Approved
Willow tree - reduce crown by 18m to leave pollard stump at 1.5m above ground level.
25/0813/TTCA
2025 Approved
Willow tree - reduce crown by 18m to leave pollard stump at 1.5m above ground level.
25/0813/TTCA
2025 Approved
a. Partially reinstate a wall (that was removed to enable an accessible ramp to be instal…
25/02270/LBC
2025 Approved
Tree numbers 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 4…
25/0685/TTCA
2025 Approved
Tree number 00016 Salix alba. Re-pollard back to the last pollard cuts which are about 5m…
25/0663/TTCA
2025 Approved
a. Partially reinstate a wall (that was removed to enable an accessible ramp to be instal…
25/02270/LBC
2016 Approved
Salix Alba tree numbers 44, 47, 48 and 63 - re-pollard the 4 trees back to their last pol…
16/033/TTCA
2016 Approved
20 x Tilia Platyphyllos Rubra (along footpath adjacent to Moller Centre): Re-pollard back…
16/029/TTCA
2016 Approved
7 x Robinia Pseudoacacia Umbraculifera: Re-pollard trees back to their last pollard.
16/028/TTCA
2016 Approved
20 x Tilia Platyphyllos Rubra (along footpath adjacent to Moller Centre): Re-pollard back…
16/029/TTCA
2016 Approved
7 x Robinia Pseudoacacia Umbraculifera: Re-pollard trees back to their last pollard.
16/028/TTCA
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2021 Approved
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Willow tree x3 *(T1/T2/T3 of plan) Repollard to previous points to maintain pollarding cy…
21/1568/TTCA
2021 Approved
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21/1568/TTCA
2021 Approved
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge CB3 0DS
Replacement of existing bicycle store roof with a green roof.
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2021 Approved
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge CB3 0DS
Replacement of existing bicycle store roof with a green roof.
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2021 Approved
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21/01170/LBC
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Alterations to existing accessible WC and store to provide a new changing places facility…
21/01170/LBC
2020 Approved
Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge CB3 0DS
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2020 Approved
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Works to Churchill College Squash Court consisting of converting one of the existing four…
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2018 Approved
17 The Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AZ
Alder Tree - crown lift to 4 meters
18/237/TTPO
2018 Approved
17 The Crescent Cambridge CB3 0AZ
Cherry tree - crown lift to 4 meters
18/231/TTCA
2018 Approved
17 The Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AZ
Alder Tree - crown lift to 4 meters
18/237/TTPO
2018 Approved
17 The Crescent Cambridge CB3 0AZ
Cherry tree - crown lift to 4 meters
18/231/TTCA
2018 Refused
17 The Crescent Cambridge CB3 0AZ
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18/157/TTCA
2018 Refused
17 The Crescent Cambridge CB3 0AZ
Alder, reduce by approx.2-3m of the whole tree, bring the whole thing into shape all roun…
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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

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.