Planning application
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal and external alterations, automatic doors and associated works, and installation of cameras to Hangars 3 and 4
As published by the council, reference 26/01987/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01987/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Duxford
- Parish
- Duxford CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB22 4QR
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02458/CONDA Granted
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Details of Metal Roof) of listed building consent 24/02458/LBC at Building 131
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24/0929/TTCA Granted
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
T1 - Common Beech - To Crown lift secondary branch structure to 3m due to damage being caused to neighbouring fence line.
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22/04568/FUL Granted
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Creation of two playscape areas.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
60 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- REVISED LOCATION PLAN
- INVALID LETTER
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- EXISTING HANGAR 4 ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING HANGAR 3 SECTION
- EXISTING HANGAR 3 GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING HANGAR 4 SECTIONS
- HISTORIC ENGLAND CORRESPONDENCE
- EXISTING HANGAR 3 ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING HANGAR 4 GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING HANGAR 4 ROOF PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- EXISTING HANGAR 3 ELEVATIONS
- WEATHERPROOFING SEALS FOR DOORS
- EXHIBITION STAGE 3 STRUCUTURAL REPORT
- SECOND WORLD WAR HANGAR PRESENTATION
- MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP SPECIFICATION
- EXAMPLE OF BANNERS ACROSS HANGAR 4
- EXAMPLE OF BARRIER TREATMENT
- INTERNAL DOME CAMERA
- H34 SITE LOCATION PLAN
- HANGAR 3 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- HANGAR 4 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- HANGAR 3 AND 4 ASBESTOS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIFICATION
- PLANNING DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- DOOR REPAIRS MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP SPECIFICATION
- HANGAR 3 VIEW
- HANGAR 3 VIEW 2
- HANGAR 3 VIEW 3
- HANGAR 4 SCHEME WEST VIEW
- EXAMPLE OF CURRENT WALL PAINT CONDITION
- HANGAR 4 NORTH FLOOR AND TRUSS PAINTED
- HANGAR 4 SOUTH CURRENT EXHIBITION
- HANGAR 4 SOUTH DOOR
- HANGAR 3 EAST VIEW
- HANGAR 3 GAPS WHERE SEAL HAS WORN AWAY
- HANGAR 4 DIVIDER VIEW 2
- HANGAR 4 EAST VIEW
- HANGAR 3 WEST VIEW
- HANGAR 4 DIVIDER VIEW1
- HANGAR 3 DOORS (2)
- HANGAR 3 DOORS
- WALL DAMAGE FROM LEAKS
- HANGAR 3 SCHEME NORTH VIEW
- PROPOSED FABRIC WORKS
- HANGAR 4 NORTH AND SOUTH PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LAYOUT
- HANGAR 4 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HANGAR 3 EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HANGAR 4 EXISTING PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- HANGAR 3 SOUTH PROPOSED FABRIC WORKS
- HANGAR 3 SOUTH PROPOSED ELECTRIC LAYOUT
- HANGAR 3 NORTH AND SOUTH PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 21 July 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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