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Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU

26/03106/S19LBSection 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 7 October 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

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Proposal

S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC (Alterations to the fabric of the Hermitage, Newnham Grange, Stevenson Building, Rayne Building and Dining Hall to upgrade thermal performance and facilitate connection to a low carbon heat network.) 1. Removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank: Following detailed technical design, the external roof-mounted water tank is no longer required. Its removal would allow for a simplified and improved roof drainage layout. 2. Addition of an external vent cowl: The inclusion of one single vent on the west elevation to correctly align the drawings with the mechanical services strategy and 3. Alteration to riser overrun height: An increase of approximately 285mm to the height of the riser overruns to facilitate the necessary routing of air handling ductwork from the riser onto the roof plant area.

Received
14 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Caruso St John Architects
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.17 Sep
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 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 9EU
Application type
Section 19 - Remove/Vary Condition (LB)
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2026
Consultation expiry
26 August 2026
Last date for comments
17 September 2026
Target decision date
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Caruso St John Architects
Agent address
1 Coate House London E2 9AG Gb

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 August 2026
Site notice start
20 August 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Aug

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of application reference number 24/03580/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside26/03119/S73
  2. 2026
    14 Aug

    S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/03106/S19LB

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    28 Jul

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (Window Details) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC

    Discharge Condition in PartDischarge of conditions24/03581/CONDB
  2. 2026
    14 Jul

    Non material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL

    WithdrawnNon-material amendment24/03580/NMA2
  3. 2026
    13 Feb

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (joinery scale of 1:20 - relates to Newnham Grange and…

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/03581/CONDA
  4. 2026
    13 Feb

    S19LB to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of ref: 24/03581/LBC

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/00569/S19LB
  5. 2025
    18 Dec

    Non-material amendment on application 24/03580/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendment24/03580/NMA1
  6. 2025
    2 Sep

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (Dust - partial discharge, Pump House (plant room) Phase 1A)…

    Discharge Condition in PartDischarge of conditions24/03580/CONDB

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