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Institute Of Astronomy, Thorrowgood Telescope Building Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HA

Granted Cambridge 22/04586/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Replacement of structure surrounding the Thorrowgood Telescope.

As published by the council, reference 22/04586/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/04586/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
17 Oct 2022
Validated
10 Nov 2022
Decided
20 Dec 2022
Ward
Castle
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB3 0HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/04587/LBC Granted

    Institute Of Astronomy, Thorrowgood Telescope Building Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HA

    Replacement of structure surrounding the Thorrowgood Telescope.

    Decided 21 Dec 2022 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2022

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 10 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, a developer

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 20 December 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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