IWM Duxford South Side Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03192/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement of the critical low voltage infrastructure to the South Site and excavation and reinstatement of the required trench works across the North site to facilitate the installation of the required cables. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from Cambridge's recent listed building works.

Documents 20

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Duxford Airfield 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Duxford Airfield, Duxford/Whittlesford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Heathfield (South Cambridgeshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Duxford
Parish
Duxford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
HLN Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Cambridge usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
61decided 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.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 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