Skip to content

2-4 Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EG

24/01472/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 10 June 2024

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Repairs and repaint of southern half of shopfront and ground floor front elevation, Replacement of northern half of shopfront to match proportions and width of southern shopfront, Forward relocation of ground floor front entrance doors to line up with existing shopfront line, and creation of new painted timber fascia area (replacing existing metal fascia, Repaint all first and second floor windows and repaint front elevation, Repair and restoration of historic watch in first floor front elevation, New lead flashing to be installed at second floor roof level along south and north boundary, Minor internal layout changes in ground floor food preparation/staff breakout areas, Construction of small recessed mono-pitched roof in ground floor rear courtyard area, Erection of new vertical slatted timber fence along rear southern boundary of site and Location of new boiler and associated timber and acoustically insulated enclosure (for new boiler) under first floor external emergency staircase.

Received
18 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Market
Agent
JRS Planning / Architectural / Site Surveys
  1. Received18 Apr
  2. Validated18 Apr
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target13 Jun
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 2-4 Lensfield Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1EG. Cambridge has handled 153 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 postcode area.

95% of heritage applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
CB2 1EG
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 April 2024
Consultation expiry
15 May 2024
Last date for comments
6 June 2024
Target decision date
13 June 2024
Permission expires
10 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
JRS Planning / Architectural / Site Surveys
Agent address
The Orchards Somersham Road Colne PE28 3NG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 May 2024
Site notice start
14 May 2024

Additional information

Documents
31
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Cambridge

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near CB2

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address