Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

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

Granted Cambridge 22/04587/LBC Listed Building Consent

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 22/04587/LBC

Application record

Reference
22/04587/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
17 Oct 2022
Validated
10 Nov 2022
Decided
21 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.

  • 22/04586/FUL Granted

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

    Replacement of structure surrounding the Thorrowgood Telescope.

    Decided 20 Dec 2022 Full applications

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. 21 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a developer

63 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted

Trade members see who it is, their full track record, and every application they have filed.

See who's behind it

Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 21 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

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

    22/04586/FUL Submitted 17 Oct 2022 0m away

    Replacement of structure surrounding the Thorrowgood Telescope.

    Granted Full applications 18 docs
  • Churchill College Storeys Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS

    26/0713/TTCA Submitted 10 Jul 2026 39m away

    Tree number 187 Quercus rubra Fell and grind out the stump

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Institute Of Astronomy, Observatory Building And Library Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HA

    26/02485/FUL Submitted 30 Jun 2026 43m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

    Alterations to provide improved disabled access, alongside general maintenance works. The scheme comprises the following: new external ramp to the eastern side of the central portico, new external ramp to service the exterior door in the western facade of the building, with interior mat well removed, regrading of external site levels to service the exterior door in the eastern facade of the building, with interior mat well removed, mechanisation of exterior doors and rearrangement of toilet block within eastern wing to provide disabled wc facility.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs
  • Institute Of Astronomy, Observatory Building And Library Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HA

    26/02486/LBC Submitted 30 Jun 2026 43m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

    Alterations to provide improved disabled access, alongside general maintenance works. The scheme comprises the following: new external ramp to the eastern side of the central portico, new external ramp to service the exterior door in the western facade of the building, with interior mat well removed, regrading of external site levels to service the exterior door in the eastern facade of the building, with interior mat well removed, mechanisation of exterior doors and rearrangement of toilet block within eastern wing to provide disabled wc facility.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • Land Opposite Institute Of Astronomy Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HA

    22/05259/TELNOT Submitted 2 Dec 2022 105m away

    Removal of 1no existing cabinet to be replaced with 2no new cabinets and associated ancillary works thereto.

    Decided Telecoms 8 docs
  • Land At Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    26/01935/TELNOT Submitted 21 May 2026 114m away

    Removal of the existing 20m pole, 3no. cabinets and meter cabinet, the installation of 1no. 20m pole supporting 6no. antennas and 2no. cabinets and ancillary works thereto.

    Withdrawn Telecoms 9 docs

In Cambridge

  • 26/02663/LBC Granted

    1-5 Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HG

    Replacement and repair of selected internal doors, frames and architraves.

    13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02442/LBC Granted

    The Old Library Wheeler Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QB

    New layout to wc's on basement level and first floor, relocation of wheelchair accessible wc on ground floor.

    26 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02660/LBC Granted

    Peterhouse, Old Court Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RD

    Refurbishment of the Fellows Cloakroom in the Old Court.

    13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/02652/LBC Granted

    2 Rose Crescent Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3LL

    Installation of basement tanking.

    13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03346/LBC Awaiting decision

    Robinson College Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AN

    Installation of 6nr condenser units on flat roof of G-Staircase and removal of existing ground level air handling unit enclosure from College gardens.

    2 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings