Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
Newnham College, Kennedy Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
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Newnham College, Kennedy Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9DF
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View council mapRefurbishment, retrofit and decarbonisation of the Kennedy Building. Internal alterations to the Kennedy Building to increase the number of office spaces, re-provide wcs and gyp rooms, remove, partially replace and alter the stair circulation, improve accessibility on the ground floor and within the Newnham corridor, improve building services and fire safety. Retrofit works include making improvements to the building fabric including air-tightness, windows, doors, walls, roofs, floors and provision of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery as well as fabric repairs as part of general building maintenance. Removal of the existing plant room and replacement with a new plant room to contain the plant required to decarbonise the Kennedy building, including air source heat pumps and reinstate plant to serve West Clough.
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| REVISED NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTAgent / Applicant Comments · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTHConsultee Comments | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURSNeighbour/Consultee Notification List · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICEApplication Press/Site Notices · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFOApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| FEE CALCULATIONApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTALAttachment Summary · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| HERITAGESTATEMENT.V1Design and Access Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE CONSTRAINTS PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN FOR DEMOLITIONDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| JOINERS STATEMENTApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| DECARBONISATION STRATEGYApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT OF NEEDApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANT ROOM - GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANT ROOM - FIRST FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ATTIC FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ATTIC FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOF SPACE PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOF SPACE PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOF PLAN - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOF PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION-1-1 - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION B-B-R - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SOUTH ELEVATION - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| WEST ELEVATION - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| EAST ELEVATION - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION 2-2 - EXISTINGDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION1-1-PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION 2-2 - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SECTION B-B-R - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SOUTH ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| WEST ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| EAST ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANT ROOM - NORTH ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANT ROOM - SOUTH ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANT ROOM - EAST WEST ELEVATION - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED WALL BUILD UPSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF BUILDUPSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED RETROFIT AND CEILING LINING DETAILSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SERVICE LINING DETAILS - ROOMSDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| TYPICAL DOOR DETAILS - PROPOSEDDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED TYPICAL WINDOW DETAILDrawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS W-1 TO W-8Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS W-9 TO W-13Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS W-14 TO W-16Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS W-17 TO W-22Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ATTIC FLOOR WINDOWS W-23 TO W-27Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ROOF LEVEL WINDOWS W-28Drawings · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| RETROFIT PROPOSALSApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| SERVICES DISTRIBUTION STRATEGYApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1Design and Access Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2Design and Access Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WINDOW GLAZING SURVEYApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| REPAIRS SCHEDULEApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| WINDOW SCHEDULEApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| DOOR SCHEDULEApplication Information · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURE IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| DIAGNOSTIC AIR TIGHTNESS TESTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF | 15 Jul 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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