Planning application
Sidney Sussex College Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New opening formed in existing (unlisted) red brick boundary wall to rear car park and new access-controlled motorised timber pedestrian gate installed to provide improved level access including for cycles and those with mobility needs, and, to improve safety by separating pedestrians/ vehicles, as is the current arrangement. Cycle shelter/ spaces as shown on the approved, but as yet unbuilt application 25/03792/FUL to be amended/ reduced to suit the new gate.
As published by the council, reference 26/02250/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02250/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 3HU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/0012/TTCA Granted
Sidney Sussex College Sidney Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3HU
T1 - Pinus ponderosa: fell due to the tree pressing against the listed boundary wall of the College.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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18 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pleasance Hookham and Nix Ltd. Agent, registered in Histon
Active · incorporated 2006 · Histon
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- INVALID LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE BLOCK PLAN
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS
- BIKE SHELTER ELEVATIONS AS APPROVED
- PEDESTRIAN GATE DETAILS
- HERITAGE DESIGN ACCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS 01
- EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS 02
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Cambridge granted permission on 13 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.
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