Planning application
Magdalene College, Magdalene College Chapel Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Alterations to the college Chapel to improve the lighting, fire detection and audio system.
As published by the council, reference 26/00583/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00583/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- West Chesterton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB3 0AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Cambridge
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pleasance Hookham and Nix Ltd. Agent, registered in Histon
Active · incorporated 2006 · Histon
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- EXTENSION OF TIME AGREEMENT
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- AUDIO SYSTEM JUSTIFICATION
- AUDIO SYSTEM JUSTIFICATION
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- REVISED LOCATION PLAN
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- BLOCK PLAN
- RCHM PLAN
- PROPOSED SOUND SYSTEM SKETCH
- FIRST FLOOR LANDING CUPBOARD PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR LANDING CUPBOARD ELEVATION
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- TOP OF WALL
- PROPOSED FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM SKETCH
- LOGGAN PRINT
- SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- FIRE ALARM TECHNICAL
- FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM
- HERITAGE ACCESS DESIGN AND SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT AM 13.2.26
- LIGHTING SCHEME
- LIGHTING PLAN
- LIGHTING DESIGN SPECIFICATION
- LIGHTING CIRCUITS
- PHOTOS 1
- PHOTOS 2
- PHOTOS 3
- PHOTOS 4
- PHOTOS 5
- PHOTOS 6
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 26 May 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 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.
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