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Clare Hall Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AL

26/03030/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision

Proposal

Part retention of external landscape, accessibility and fire-safety works to Clare Hall, comprising renewal of the podium waterproofing and replacement of podium and ground-level paving, alterations to external levels, steps and balustrades, reinstatement of ground-level planting beds and the original water rill, new soft landscaping, replacement planters, seating, external lighting, signage and wayfinding, and retention of the removal of the non-original entrance gates, with associated making good. Fire-safety works comprise replacement and upgrading of fire doors, installation of a water-mist system and fire and smoke-control dampers, with associated equipment and alterations, alterations to the dining hall escape doorway and screen and to a non-original window to one of the flats, localised removal of non-original fabric and reinstatement of door and window openings to provide secondary means of escape, and formation of pass doors within balcony divider screens.

Received
11 August 2026
Decision due
12 October 2026
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Avanti Architects Ltd
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 September.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (118)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at Clare Hall Herschel Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AL. Cambridge has handled 153 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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
CB3 9AL
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Large
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2026
Consultation expiry
26 August 2026
Last date for comments
17 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Avanti Architects Ltd
Agent address
25 Chart Street London N1 6FA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 August 2026
Site notice start
20 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
118

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.

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