Merton Hall Cottage Northampton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AD
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Proposal
Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to Merton House and Merton Cottage, including thermal performance upgrades, repair and replacement of roof coverings, associated roof structures, installation of internal wall, floor and roof insulation, repair, refurbishment and selective replacement of windows including secondary and vacuum glazing, replacement of rainwater goods, internal reconfiguration and upgrading of accommodation, damp remediation, structural repairs and underpinning works. Removal of later additions and alterations, demolition and reconstruction of the coach house, stores and associated boundary wall using salvaged materials, demolition of various outbuildings, reconfiguration of access arrangements including formation of an accessible entrance to Merton House, rebuilding and reskinning of the 1960s extension at Merton House, installation of air source heat pump enclosure at Merton Cottage, associated repair, conservation and ancillary works, and works within the registered park and garden.
- Received
- 21 August 2026
- Decision due
- 16 October 2026
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Newnham
- ReceivedReceived21 Aug
- ValidatedValidated21 Aug
- Consult.Consultation30 Sep
- TargetTarget Date16 Oct
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at Merton Hall Cottage Northampton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AD. Cambridge has handled 153 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.
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 0AD
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Large
- District
- Cambridge City Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 September 2026
- Last date for comments
- 30 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DP9
- Agent address
- 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 September 2026
- Site notice start
- 3 September 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 106
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Historic Core
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 19/1992Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202624 Aug
Erection of student accommodation comprising 48 bedrooms, refurbishment and improvement works to Merton House…
PendingFull ApplicationFiled alongside26/03198/FUL - 202621 Aug
Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to Merton House and Merton Cottage, including thermal performance…
This applicationPendingListed building consent26/03182/LBC
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Cambridge
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This is an application for listed building consent.
- 1.7 miCambridgeRTPI
- 22.2 miKimboltonRTPI
- 22.4 miWareRTPIRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for extensions near this site- Lux Electrical Installtions LtdElectrician0.5 mi
- Cambridge Eco Build & ElectricalElectrician0.9 mi
- Complete Electrical Solutions (East Anglia) LtdElectrician0.9 mi
- P J Deane ElectricalElectrician1.1 mi
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