Planning application
The Old Library Wheeler Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New layout to wc's on basement level and first floor, relocation of wheelchair accessible wc on ground floor.
As published by the council, reference 26/02442/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02442/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 3QB
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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26/03099/LBC Awaiting decision
The Old Library Wheeler Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3QB
New layout to basement level to include gents wc and staff room. New layout at first floor to include ladies wc and powder room. Relocation of wheelchair accessible wc on ground floor.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
PNW Studios Ltd Agent, registered in Twickenham
Active · incorporated 2015 · Twickenham
33 applications on PlanIndex · across 14 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- EOT REQUEST
- AGENT/APPLICANT CORRESPONDENCE
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED
- CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- BASEMENT INTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS PROPOSED
- FIRST FLOOR INTERNAL ELEVATIONS
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSED
- BASEMENT PLAN AS PROPOSED
- LOCATION PLAN
- BASEMENT PLAN AS EXISTING
- INTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- FIRST FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTING
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- FIRST FLOOR INTERNAL ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 4 September 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
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