Planning application
Village Hall High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of removable secondary glazing to the three historic Reading Room windows, Replace the existing single-glazed window in the adjacent non listed kitchen with a thermally efficient heritage-style replacement, Replace existing oil-filled electric radiators with modern smart-controlled panel heaters and installation of a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, located in the adjacent Village Hall stage area.
As published by the council, reference 26/02778/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02778/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Harston & Comberton
- Parish
- Grantchester CP
- Postcode
- CB3 9NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/03029/FUL Granted
Village Hall High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF
Installation of solar pv panels to the roof of Grantchester Village Hall.
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22/1200/TTCA Granted
Village Hall High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF
T1 Ornamental Pear Reduce height to 1m below telephone wires
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- PARISH
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- APPLICATION VALID
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- LISTED BUILDING HERITAGE STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSAL FOR DUCT ROUTE AND VENTS IN READING ROOM
- GRANTCHESTER READING ROOM HEATING AND VENTILATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
- READING ROOM PLAN WITH PROPOSED CHANGES V2
- SERIES 31 LO
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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