Planning application
St Catharines College, Hobsons Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of Hobsons building including rooftop mechanical plant.
As published by the council, reference 26/00142/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00142/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 1RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jan 2026
Received by Cambridge
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
St Catharine's College Applicant
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
61 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- EOT 19 AUGUST 2026
- TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN - 11.8.26
- TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN - 11.8.26
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ST CATHARINES - HOBSON BUILDING - RGC LETTER IN RESPONSE TO TMP COMMENTS 27.7.26.
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- TREES
- ECOLOGY
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- HOBSON STREET SITE SET UP/LOGISTICS 02.07.26
- BERS-REPORT-ST_CATHERINE'S_COLLEGE-CB2_1RL-V2_0-11_06_2026
- 12472-TPP - HOBSONS BUILDING- AMENDED 6-7-26
- 12472-D-TPP
- 2711 - HOBSONS BUILDING - DESIGN & ACCESS REV A
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- 2711 DOCUMENT ISSUE SHEET_PLANNING UPDATE
- 2711 - PLANNING CONDITIONS - CONSERVATION.
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- DEFENCE INFRASTRUCTURE ORGANISATION
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ECOLOGY
- TREES
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS 1-200
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS 1-200
- ROOF TYPES PLAN
- FLAT ROOF TYPICAL DETAILS
- WINDOW TYPES
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT HOBSONS
- ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ASSESSMENT
- LOCATION UNDERGROUND SERVICES
- PRELIMINARY BAT ROOST REPORT
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT
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