Planning application
Downing Site, The Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences Downing Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a lifting platform on ground floor and associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/02469/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02469/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Market
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB2 3EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/03552/LBC Granted
Downing Site, The Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences Downing Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 3EQ
Provision for the safe extraction of all asbestos in the ceiling voids and walls, Demolition of existing non-load bearing internal walls, MEP alterations, Re-design of third floor internal layout and Improving the thermal performance and comfort of the space through a retrofit approach.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Head of Estates Agent, a developer
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATION REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- AGENT/APPLICANT CORRESPONDENCE
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- LAYOUT PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cambridge granted permission on 19 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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