Planning application
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of application reference number 24/03580/FUL (Construction of a plant room to house river source heat pumps, a garden room beneath the Dining Hall and an extension to the Hermitage. Internal and external alterations to the Hermitage, Dining Hall and Rayne building to improve circulation and thermal performance) for amendments to the Rayne Building including removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank, addition of an external vent cowl and alteration to riser overrun height.
As published by the council, reference 26/03119/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03119/S73
- Type
- Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 9EU
Comment by 23 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Cambridge's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 7 applications since 2020.
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26/03106/S19LB Awaiting decision
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC (Alterations to the fabric of the Hermitage, Newnham Grange, Stevenson Building, Rayne Building and Dining Hall to upgrade thermal performance and facilitate connection to a low carbon heat network.) 1. Removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank: Following detailed technical design, the external roof-mounted water tank is no longer required. Its removal would allow for a simplified and improved roof drainage layout. 2. Addition of an external vent cowl: The inclusion of one single vent on the west elevation to correctly align the drawings with the mechanical services strategy and 3. Alteration to riser overrun height: An increase of approximately 285mm to the height of the riser overruns to facilitate the necessary routing of air handling ductwork from the riser onto the roof plant area.
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24/03581/CONDB Awaiting decision
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Window Details) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC
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24/03580/NMA2 Withdrawn
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Non material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL for 1. Removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank 2. Addition of an external vent cowl 3. Alteration to riser overrun height (increase of approximately 285mm)
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24/03580/NMA1 Awaiting decision
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Non-material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL for minor amendments to Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement
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24/03580/CONDD Decided
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Submission of details required by conditions 17 (Foul Water Drainage) and 18 (Surface Water) - partial discharge, Pump House (plant room) Phase 1A of planning permission 24/03580/FUL
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20/01387/CONDB Decided
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Discharge of condition 4 (method statement prior to removal of the concrete slab in the Hermitage) of listed building consent
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Cambridge
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/03580/FUL (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
4 applications on PlanIndex
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- SUSTAINABILITY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- RECEIPT
- APPLICATION VALID
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- EXISTING SILVER STREET ELEVATION
- ROOF DETAILS
- EXISTING LINK ELEVATION
- PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION
- EXISTING GARDEN ELEVATION
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING RAYNE SECTION BB
- EXISTING RAYNE SECTION DD
- PROPOSED RAYNE SECTION BB
- PROPOSED RAYNE SECTION DD
- DRAWING REGISTER
- SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
- DETAIL FACADE VENT COWL
- PROPOSED GARDEN ELEVATION
- PROPOSED LINK ELEVATION
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided amendment applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
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Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct
S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC (Alterations to the fabric of the Hermitage, Newnham Grange, Stevenson Building, Rayne Building and Dining Hall to upgrade thermal performance and facilitate connection to a low carbon heat network.) 1. Removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank: Following detailed technical design, the external roof-mounted water tank is no longer required. Its removal would allow for a simplified and improved roof drainage layout. 2. Addition of an external vent cowl: The inclusion of one single vent on the west elevation to correctly align the drawings with the mechanical services strategy and 3. Alteration to riser overrun height: An increase of approximately 285mm to the height of the riser overruns to facilitate the necessary routing of air handling ductwork from the riser onto the roof plant area.
Awaiting decision Conditions 21 docs -
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Discharge of condition 4 (method statement prior to removal of the concrete slab in the Hermitage) of listed building consent
Decided Conditions 10 docs -
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Submission of details required by conditions 17 (Foul Water Drainage) and 18 (Surface Water) - partial discharge, Pump House (plant room) Phase 1A of planning permission 24/03580/FUL
Decided Conditions 8 docs -
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
93% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Window Details) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC
Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 14 docs -
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
Non material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL for 1. Removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank 2. Addition of an external vent cowl 3. Alteration to riser overrun height (increase of approximately 285mm)
Withdrawn Amendments 24 docs -
Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU
88% historically approved · decision due ~12 Feb
Non-material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL for minor amendments to Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement
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