Planning application
Gonville And Caius College, Caius Court Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA
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Proposal
Removal of the existing Klais organ, installed in 1981, and replacement with a new mechanical organ to the college specification. Associated power and services alterations, joinery adaptations and finishing. The new organ is designed for the particular acoustic character of the chapel and college use and the available space in the organ gallery. The new organ is estimated at 6 tonnes in weight compared to the Klais at c.10 tonnes. The organ gallery was altered and strengthened in 1981 for the installation of the Klais and it is not anticipated that significant alterations will be necessary for the new Frobenius organ.
As published by the council, reference 26/02887/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02887/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB2 1TA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02985/LBC Awaiting decision
Gonville And Caius College, Caius Court Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA
Retention of wainscot panelling which lines the lower portion of the chapel walls, from the window cill level downwards.
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26/02443/LBC Granted
Gonville And Caius College, Caius Court Trinity Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TA
Relocation of the av broadcast desk and control rack in association with rewiring and the new lighting installation consented under 26/01567/LBC.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
R H Partnership Architects Agent, an architecture practice
Active · incorporated 1986
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- HERITAGE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN AND CONTRACTOR ACCESS
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ORGAN LOFT PLAN AND WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED ORGAN LOFT PLANS
- EXISTING LONG SECTION - NORTH
- EXISTING LONG SECTION - SOUTH
- PROPOSED SECTIONS - NORTH AND SOUTH
- PROPOSED WEST SECTION AND DETAILS
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