Planning application
Downing Site, The Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences Downing Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3EQ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Provision for the safe extraction of all asbestos in the ceiling voids and walls, Demolition of existing non-load bearing internal walls, MEP alterations, Re-design of third floor internal layout and Improving the thermal performance and comfort of the space through a retrofit approach.
As published by the council, reference 24/03552/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 24/03552/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 20 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 20 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 3EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02469/LBC Granted
Downing Site, The Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences Downing Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3EQ
Installation of a lifting platform on ground floor and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Sep 2024
Received by Cambridge
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14 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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7 Aug 2026
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