Planning application
St Johns College, First Court St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To fly the Progress Flag from the Great Gate flagpole on the first and last days of February and June, on Saturdays in February and June, and annually on Global Pride Day, provided that the flagpole is not required on any of those days for any other purpose included in the St John's College Standing Orders.
As published by the council, reference 26/01331/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01331/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 1TP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00921/CONDA Decided
St Johns College, First Court St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Submission of details required by condition 3 (a) (colour of handrail) of Listed building consent 26/00921/LBC
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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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.
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