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Sidgwick Site, Faculty Of History West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EF

26/00484/S19LBSection 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

S19LB to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 25/00639/LBC (Alteration, refurbishment and extension to the Stirling Building, including 2no. pavilion blocks to the north and south and additional access arrangements. Alterations to the façade including the replacement of the façade with new glazing and aluminium, and refurbished brick and tiling. Alterations to the internal layout including platform lift to reading room floor allowing link through the approved glass partition, changes to the entrance and circulation areas on the ground floor, and the reconfiguration of cellular spaces within the L-Block on the upper floors) to include: Changes externally to remove podium ramp and replace with platform lift, changes to balustrades and precast pavers and copings along with fixed glass louvres in lieu of actuated louvres and remove skylights within the new build elements. Internally changes are to replace, rather than repair the reading room roof steelwork, make minor modifications to the reading room roof fans, provide enhancements to doors and toilets for accessibility and alter glazing, change the MVHR system detailing, introduce carpet in cellular spaces, provide platform lift to lower ground floor library and provide the reading room inner skin with glass as originally built.

Received
6 February 2026
Decision due
3 April 2026
Ward
Newnham
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Sidgwick Site, Faculty Of History West Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EF. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. We hold 690 applications in total for the CB3 postcode area.

97% of conditions applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB3 9EF
Application type
Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Consultation expiry
25 February 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Head of Estates
Agent address
Greenwich House Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 February 2026
Site notice start
26 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
49

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: West Cambridge
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Oct

    S19LB to vary condition 2 of ref: 26/00484/S19LB

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/04054/S19LB
  2. 2026
    6 Feb

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 25/00638/FUL

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside26/00482/S73
  3. 2026
    6 Feb

    S19LB to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 25/00639/LBC

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/00484/S19LB

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