Planning application
4-5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/01314/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01314/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 1EL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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26/01314/CONDA Awaiting decision
4 - 5 Bene't Place Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EL
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Details) of listed buiding consent 26/01314/LBC Drawing 25.024-SK-017(A) refers to condition 3b, demonstrating the intended works to the entrance gate from Tennis Court Rd.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Cambridge
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/01313/FUL (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- CONDITION AGREEMENT
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- EXISTING - SECTIONS & ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING GROUND & BASEMENT FLOOR PLANS (LBC)
- EAST COURTYARD RAMP PROPOSED PLAN & SECTIONS
- PROPOSED GROUND & BASEMENT FLOOR PLANS (LBC)
- HERITAGE STATEMENT - MARCH 2026
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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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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