Planning application
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
S73 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings), 3 (approval of materials) and 28 (approval of details of the trellis on the northeastern boundary) of ref: 23/04037/FUL (Refurbishment and retrofit of existing building with new fourth storey, rooftop plant and rear extension, new cycle parking and landscaping adjacent to the building together with new cycle hub in existing basement car park under Castle Court) for removal of the substation, increase to the approved single storey flat roofed extension, cycle parking changes, removal of the approved bin storage, relocation of the disabled driver parking space, additional landscaping and minor alterations to windows and doors.
As published by the council, reference 26/00567/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00567/S73
- Type
- Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB3 0AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00567/CONDC Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 30 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDD Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 31 (EV Vehicle Charging Point Details) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDA Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 15 (Biodiverse Roof) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDB Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 18 (Design Stage BREEAM Assessment) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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23/04037/CONDG Withdrawn
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 18 (design stage BREEAM assessment) of planning permission 23/04037/FUL
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23/04037/CONDF Granted
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 4 (sample panel) of planning permission 23/04037/FUL
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23/04037/CONDA Granted
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details for part discharge of conditions 10 (traffic management plan), 24 (demolition/construction noise and vibration impact assessment) and 25 (airborne dust) of planning permission 23/04037/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Cambridge
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00567/CONDC Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 30 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDD Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 31 (EV Vehicle Charging Point Details) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDA Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 15 (Biodiverse Roof) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
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26/00567/CONDB Awaiting decision
Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT
Submission of details required by condition 18 (Design Stage BREEAM Assessment) of planning permission 26/00567/S73
- Application: 23/04037/FUL (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
48 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- REVISED CYCLE PARKING
- TREE OFFICER COMMENTS
- EOT REQUEST
- URBAN DESIGN
- CONSERVATION
- PLANNING CONDITION ELEVATIONS - SOUTH WEST AND NORTH WEST
- PLANNING CONDITION ELEVATIONS - SOUTH EAST AND NORTH EAST
- PLANNING CONDITION 3
- PLANNING CONDITION 4
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- CYCLE PARKING
- TREE PROTECTION SCHEME
- CONSERVATION
- TREES
- URBAN DESIGN
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LANDSCAPE
- LANDSCAPE
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LLFA
- ECOLOGY
- SUSTAINABILITY
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SUSTAINABILITY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- ANGLIAN WATER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- BLOCK PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - LEVEL 01
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - LEVEL 03
- CYCLE SHELTER TO ADJACENT PROPERTY
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - LEVEL 02
- PLANNING CONDITION ELEVATIONS - SOUTH WEST AND NORTH WEST
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN - LEVEL 00
- TRELLIS - PLAN AND ELEVATION 28
- TRELLIS AND EXTENSION ILLUSTRATIVE VIEWS FROM NO 265
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN ROOF PLAN
- PLANNING CONDITION ELEVATIONS - SOUTH EAST AND NORTH EAST
- TRELLIS DETAIL
- MINOR MATERIAL AMENDMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 17 July 2026, 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 amendment applications
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