Planning application
St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a temporary sample lighting track to be installed in one area only (between two existing hammerbeam trusses) of the Main Hall at St Johns College to investigate future lighting opportunities.
As published by the council, reference 26/02189/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02189/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB2 1TP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02190/LBC Granted
St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
The application proposal relates to the installation of a temporary sample lighting track to be installed in one area only (between two existing hammerbeam trusses) of the Main Hall at St Johns College to investigate future lighting opportunities.
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24/1231/TTCA Granted
St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
T281 - LONDON PLANE x 24ms high - Raise low crown over river to 4.5ms and remaining low crown to 3.5ms, T279 - self set YEW damaging river retaining wall x 6ms high - Remove, T290 - HOLLY x 9ms high - Raise crown to 4ms all round, T143 - SYCAMORE x 17ms high x 8ms crown spread - Reduce lateral growth both sides to provide 2ms clearance to buildings either side of tree, T137 - SYCAMORE x 12ms high - 60% dead from Sooty Bark Disease - reduce by 7ms to leave as a 5ms pollard, T44, T45, T46, T49, T50, T53 AND T54 - 7 ALDERS X 16ms high - Reduce heights by 4ms to leave at 12ms high to counter significant leans,
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20/03218/CONDD Decided
St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP
Submission of details required by condition 3 (partial discharge) (Window details) of listed building consent 20/03218/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 August 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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