The Old Library Wheeler Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QB Data via plota.co.uk
26/03099/LBC - Listed Building Consent
Approved
Proposal
New layout to basement level to include gents wc and staff room. New layout at first floor to include ladies wc and powder room. Relocation of wheelchair accessible wc on ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026
Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 4
Site constraints 8
Grade II listed: Public Library
List entry 1331932 · The pin is inside its outline · 81 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 72 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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- 7 mTwo Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to The Old Guildhall on Wheeler Street.Grade II
- 8 mGuildhallGrade II
- 16 m1 AND 2, WHEELER STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 19 m11, Peas HillGrade II
- 20 mCorn ExchangeGrade II
- 23 m3, Parsons CourtGrade II
- 24 m10, Peas HillGrade II
- 31 mBarclay's BankGrade II
- 33 m4 and 5, Peas HillGrade II
- 33 mArts TheatreGrade II
- 35 m7, Peas HillGrade II
- 35 mThe Red Cow Public HouseGrade II
- 38 mChurch of St Edward, King and MartyrGrade II*
- 50 mFisher HouseGrade II
- 51 m3 and 4, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 51 mStanley HouseGrade II
- 52 mThree Richardson Candle wall-mounted lamps attached to the north side of Bene’t Street.Grade II
- 57 mArts SchoolGrade II
- 59 mBath HotelGrade II
- 69 m15a and 16, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 72 mEntrance to Number 4aGrade II
- 74 mCulpeper HouseGrade II
- 75 m10, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 75 m12-15, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 75 m8, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 76 mMarket Place paving and two sets of iron railingsGrade II
- 76 m3, Free School LaneGrade II
- 77 mCavendish Laboratory of Experimental PhysicsGrade II
- 78 m9, St Edward's PassageGrade II
- 79 mFriar HouseGrade II
- 80 m5, Bene't StreetGrade II
- 83 m13, King's ParadeGrade II
- 84 m14, King's ParadeGrade II
- 86 m16, King's ParadeGrade II
- 86 m9, King's ParadeGrade II
- 86 m6 and 8, Bene't StreetGrade II
- 87 mFence and Gates at the Church of St Mary the GreatGrade II
- 87 m3 St Mary's PassageGrade II
- 88 m17, King's ParadeGrade II
- 89 mChurchyard Railings and Gates of St Benet'sGrade II
- 90 m15, King's ParadeGrade II
- 90 m10 and 11, King's ParadeGrade II
- 90 m1, St Mary's PassageGrade II
- 90 mThe Eagle InnGrade II
- 93 mChurch of St Bene'tGrade I
- 95 m12 and 12a, King's ParadeGrade II
- 95 m7 and 8, King's ParadeGrade II
- 96 m18-21, King's ParadeGrade II
- 96 m32-33, Petty CuryGrade II
- 97 m4, Market HillGrade II
- 98 mFountain in the Centre of Market HillGrade II
- 99 mChurch of St Mary the GreatGrade I
- 100 m6 and 6a, King's ParadeGrade II
- 101 m4, 4a and 5, King's ParadeGrade II
- 103 mFive wall-mounted Richardson Candles in Kings ParadeGrade II
- 104 m22, King's ParadeGrade II
- 104 m5, Market HillGrade I
- 105 m3, King's ParadeGrade II
- 106 m9, Bene't StreetGrade II
- 110 mMond LaboratoryGrade II
- 111 mCorpus Christi College, the Buildings Surrounding the Old and New Courts Including the Master's LodgeGrade I
- 113 m2, King's ParadeGrade II
- 113 mLaboratory of Physical ChemistryGrade II
- 114 mFormer National Westminster BankGrade II
- 115 m1, King's ParadeGrade II
- 123 mFour K6 Telephone Kiosks adjacent to Church of St Mary the GreatGrade II
- 130 mRailings and Gates Round the Senate HouseGrade I
- 132 mLetter Box at King's College GateGrade II
- 134 mKing's College, Screens and Entrance Gateway on King's ParadeGrade I
- 134 mMarket Hill Buildings (St Michael's Court), Gonville and Caius CollegeGrade II
- 137 m27 and 28, Market HillGrade II
- 137 mCorpus Christi College, New BuildingsGrade II
- 138 m12, Market HillGrade II
- 140 m1, Trinity StreetGrade II
- 142 mKing's College, South Range of First Court, Including the Library and the Former Provost's LodgeGrade I
- 144 m19,20 and 21, Market StreetGrade II
- 145 mKing's College, ChapelGrade I
- 145 m26, ST MARY'S STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 145 m15, Market HillGrade II
- 148 mKing's College, Scott's BuildingGrade II
- 149 mKing's College, Railings Between the North East Turret of the Chapel and the East Range of the SchoolsGrade II
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.
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.
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 117 m away: King's College; Local nature reserve 457 m away: Sheep's Green and Coe Fen; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1507 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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Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 1 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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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
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