Planning application
Cavendish Laboratory 19 J J Thomson Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0HE
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition will cover a series of buildings known collectively as the Cavendish Laboratory:Mott Building, Bragg Building, Link Building, Rutherford Building, Microelectronics Research Centre, Kapitza Building along with various ancillary structures and hardstanding associated with the buildings.
As published by the council, reference 26/02803/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02803/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB3 0HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
Who's behind it
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Director of Estates Agent, a developer
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19 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATION REPORT
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- INVALID LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN
- INVALID REPLY COVERING E MAIL
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- MONITORING RECORD
- DRAINAGE PLAN
- MONITORING SITE PLANS
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- DEMOLITION RED LINE BOUNDARY PLAN
- POST DEMOLITION 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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