Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8BL
Approved on 21 September 2026
Council decision: Granted Permission4 conditions
Proposal
Internal alterations to former chapel building including, removal of pews, removal of organ (retention of pipes), modification to pews bases, installation of rolling archive rack system, installation of document hoist, installation of new staircase, secondary glazing of existing leaded glass windows, installation of new floor and mezzanine floor in former organ chamber. Removal of timber external door and infilling of door opening. New mechanical plant grilles in existing external wall. New opening in internal wall to connect former organ chamber to office space.
- Received
- 14 July 2026
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- ReceivedReceived14 Jul
- ValidatedValidated14 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Sep
- DecidedDecided21 Sep
Decided in 69 days
About this application
This is a planning application for window replacement at Jesus College Jesus Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8BL. Cambridge has handled 5,240 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 3 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 537 applications in total for the CB5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CB5 8BL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 September 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 30
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Historic Core
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
Associated applications
- 202614 Jul
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ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/02671/LBC
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Bespoke Conservation) of listed building consent 26/02671/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02671/CONDA - 202617 Apr
T1- Horse Chestnut- remove due to high risk location. T2- Horse Chestnut- remove due to high risk location.
PendingWorks to CA trees26/0407/TTCA - 20236 Oct
T1- Western Red Cedar- in severe decline beyond recovery- remove and grind out ready to replant.
ApprovedWorks to CA trees23/1191/TTCA
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