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St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP

Granted Cambridge 26/02190/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/02190/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/02190/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Decided
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB2 1TP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02189/FUL Awaiting decision

    St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP

    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.

    Submitted 10 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 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,

    Decided 23 Dec 2024 Trees
  • 20/03218/CONDD Granted

    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

    Decided 26 Jan 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

AMA Chartered Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 03 Aug 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 03 Aug 2026
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 06 Jul 2026
  • BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 02 Jul 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 24 Jun 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 17 Jun 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 17 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 12 Jun 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 10 Jun 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 10 Jun 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 10 Jun 2026
  • INTERNAL ELEVATIONS Drawings · 10 Jun 2026
  • FLOOR PLAN Drawings · 10 Jun 2026
  • CROSS SECTION Drawings · 10 Jun 2026
  • SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Drawings · 10 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 10 Jun 2026
  • DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 10 Jun 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 3 August 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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  • St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TP

    26/02189/FUL Submitted 10 Jun 2026 0m away

    91% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

    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.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
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