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Magdalene College, Pepys Building Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG

26/01769/S19LBSection 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/02047/LBC (Alterations to the existing listed building to include the following: formation of a new entrance and exhibition space for the Pepys Library, the formation of a Seminar Room, the provision of fully accessible areas within the ground and first floor, the provision of new mechanical and electrical installations and a strategy for sustainability and the care and conservation of the fabric of the Pepys Building, internally and externally) repositioning of a roof light intended to provide maintenance access to a roof valley gutter within the Left Cloister.

Received
11 May 2026
Decision due
6 July 2026
Ward
West Chesterton
Agent
Francis-Jones Carpenter Limited
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.11 Jun
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 11 June.

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About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Magdalene College, Pepys Building Magdalene Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AG. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across West Chesterton. We hold 690 applications in total for the CB3 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
CB3 0AG
Application type
Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2026
Consultation expiry
20 May 2026
Last date for comments
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Francis-Jones Carpenter Limited
Architect profile
FRANCIS-JONES CARPENTER LIMITED
Agent address
Level 1 8 St Aldate'S OX1 1BS Gb

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Historic Core
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.

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