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Merton Hall Cottage Northampton Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0AD

26/03182/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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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
Ward
Newnham
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target16 Oct
  5. Decided

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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

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: 26-30, Northampton StreetOn this site · +43 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 19/1992Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Registered park and garden: St John'S CollegePart of the 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

  1. 2026
    24 Aug

    Erection of student accommodation comprising 48 bedrooms, refurbishment and improvement works to Merton House…

    PendingFull ApplicationFiled alongside26/03198/FUL
  2. 2026
    21 Aug

    Refurbishment, repair and alteration works to Merton House and Merton Cottage, including thermal performance…

    This applicationPendingListed building consent26/03182/LBC

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