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Newnham College, Peile Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF

Granted Cambridge 24/03611/S19LB Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

S19 to vary condition 2 (drawings) of ref: 23/01849/LBC (Works to improve access to Peile Hall including removal of existing external ramp, lowering of existing external door and internal changes to include new lifting platform) - a different type of lifting platform proposed omitting the need to demolish/remodel the existing internal steps.

As published by the council, reference 24/03611/S19LB

Application record

Reference
24/03611/S19LB
Type
Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
25 Sep 2024
Validated
25 Sep 2024
Decided
11 Nov 2024
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB3 9DF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Sep 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 7 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, an architecture practice

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 11 November 2024, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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