Darwin College Silver Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9EU

26/03119/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 7 October 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)29 conditions

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Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of application reference number 24/03580/FUL (Construction of a plant room to house river source heat pumps, a garden room beneath the Dining Hall and an extension to the Hermitage. Internal and external alterations to the Hermitage, Dining Hall and Rayne building to improve circulation and thermal performance) for amendments to the Rayne Building including removal of the lead clad roof-level water tank, addition of an external vent cowl and alteration to riser overrun height.

Received: 17 August 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Cambridge City Council
Ward: Newnham
Agent: Caruso St John Architects

ReceivedReceived17 Aug
ValidatedValidated17 Aug
Consult.Consultation2 Oct
TargetTarget Date12 Oct
DecidedDecided7 Oct

Decided in 51 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 51 days. 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 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / size: Small
District: Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 August 2026
Consultation expiry: 2 September 2026
Last date for comments: 2 October 2026
Target decision date: 12 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: 2 September 2026
Site notice start: 11 September 2026

Additional information

Documents: 36

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Historic Core
Listed building: Grade II: Dining Hall, Darwin CollegeOn or next to this site

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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Associated applications

2026
17 Aug
S73 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of application reference number 24/03580/FUL
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/03119/S73
2026
14 Aug
S19 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of listed building consent 24/03581/LBC
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside26/03106/S19LB

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