4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/03299/S73 Awaiting decision

  4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 26/01313/FUL (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.

  Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 26/03290/S19LB Awaiting decision

  4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 26/01314/LBC (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.

  Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 26/01313/FUL Granted

  4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement.

  Decided 26 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/01314/LBC Granted

  4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement.

  Decided 26 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Received by Cambridge

2. 9 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Cambridge took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  26/03299/S73 Submitted 1 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct

  S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 26/01313/FUL (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.

  Awaiting decision Amendments 12 docs

• 4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  26/03290/S19LB Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct

  S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 26/01314/LBC (Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement) Minor adjustments to the external terminals of the existing MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery) ventilation system for the basement of 4-5 Benet Place.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 9 docs

• 4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  26/01313/FUL Submitted 2 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement.

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• 4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL

  26/01314/LBC Submitted 2 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of basement from Education (Class F1) to a Medical Practice (Class E) along with internal and external alterations including provision of an external disabled access ramp to the basement.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

• Gurdon Institute Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1QN

  21/0426/TTCA Submitted 13 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  G103: Birch & Hornbeam and T100: Holly - Trim lower canopy branches back by approx 1-2 metres max towards the trunk. G2000: London Plane x2 - Trim lower branches back on one side by approx 1-2 metres.

  Granted Trees 13 docs

• Gurdon Institute Tennis Court Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1QN

  26/0893/TTCA Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  G1- 2x Honey Locust - Reduce away to clear building and windows by removing 1.5 meters, to maintan in their current location.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 26/00567/CONDC Granted

  Babbage House Castle Park Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AT

  Submission of details required by condition 30 (Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 26/00567/S73

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00567/CONDD Granted

  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

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 24/01330/CONDA Split decision

  The Emperor 21 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1NW

  Submission of details required by condition 3 (Trees), 4 (Surface water during construction), 5 (Traffic Management Plan), 6 (demolition/construction noise and vibration impact assessment), 7 (Dust mitigation) and 10 (method statement) of planning permission 24/01330/FUL

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 23/04687/COND70 Awaiting decision

  Barnwell Local Centre Barnwell Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8RG

  Submission of details required by condition 70 (Car and Cycle Parking Management Plan) of planning permission 23/04687/FUL - Site 1 only

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 24/01373/CONDA Awaiting decision

  The White House 72 Fen Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1UN

  Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Piling), 4 (Bin and Cycle Storage) and 5 (Ecological Lighting Scheme) of planning permission 24/01373/FUL

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Conditions