Planning application
Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of three additional portico banners for a temporary periods between 19th October 2026 and 3rd May 2027.
As published by the council, reference 26/01704/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01704/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 1RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01697/LBC Granted
Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
Fixing of portico banner pulley system to columns of Founder's Building for three additional portico banners for a temporary periods between 19th October 2026 and 3rd May 2027.
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24/03849/S73 Granted
Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
S73 to vary condition 3 (Maximum Luminance hours) of planning permission 24/02151/FUL (Temporary art installation (neon lit) attached to the columns of the founder's building) artwork shall be lit only between 0800 hours and 2200 hours on any single day.
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22/05131/LBC Granted
Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
Fixing of hoarding advertisement to front railings and portico banner pulley system to columns of Founder's Building.
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22/05130/ADV Granted
Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1RB
Installation of 2 No. portico banners, 1 No. hoarding fixed to railings and 2 No. flags attached to flag poles.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Cambridge
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Carter Jonas LLP Agent
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15 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- PORTICO BANNER SYSTEM 5 BANNERS NEW FIXINGS
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Cambridge granted permission on 30 June 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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