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Downing College Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ

26/03202/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Retention of new access and structural support to existing underground crypt in College grounds

Received
24 August 2026
Decision due
19 October 2026
Ward
Market
Agent
Freeland Rees Roberts Architects
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 September.

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About this application

This is a heritage application at Downing College Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1DQ. Cambridge has handled 153 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Central conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market. We hold 680 applications in total for the CB2 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
CB2 1DQ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Consultation expiry
9 September 2026
Last date for comments
30 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Freeland Rees Roberts Architects
Architect profile
FREELAND REES ROBERTS LIMITED
Agent address
25 City Road Cambridge CB1 1DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Historic Core
  • Listed building: Grade II: Downing College, Boundary Wall Fronting Tennis Court RoadOn this site · +8 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 14/1990Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge CambridgeshireRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    24 Aug

    Retrospective new access and structural support to existing underground crypt in College grounds

    PendingFull ApplicationFiled alongside26/03201/FUL
  2. 2026
    24 Aug

    Retention of new access and structural support to existing underground crypt in College grounds

    This applicationPendingListed building consent26/03202/LBC

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