Clare College, Old Court Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TL
Approved on 17 September 2026
Council decision: Granted Permission2 conditions
Proposal
Alterations to insert two tell-tale overflow pipes to existing parapet gutter
- Received
- 22 July 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 2 October 2026
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Newnham
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated24 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 Sep
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Clare College, Old Court Trinity Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1TL. Cambridge has handled 153 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. 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).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CB2 1TL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Freeland Rees Roberts
- Architect profile
- FREELAND REES ROBERTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 25 City Road Cambridge CB1 1DP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Historic Core
- Listed building: Grade I: Clare College, the Buildings Surrounding the Fore and Principal CourtsOn or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Jun
Internal alterations to form new storage area within existing buttery and associated works.
PendingListed building consent26/02450/LBC - 202420 Mar
Replacement lightning protection installation to Old Court as part of works to re-slate roofs under…
ApprovedListed building consent24/01047/LBC - 202323 Jun
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Joinery) and 7 (Glazing) of planning permission 18/0125/LBC
Discharge Condition in FullDischarge of conditions18/0125/CONDO
Source: Cambridge
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