Act
The Secretary of State is deciding whether to call application 26/02109/FUL in. We need you to write to her in support of a call in. If you would like to, write to us at residents@christs-lane.com and we will tell you how.
The Court's decision. On Tuesday 20 October 2026 the High Court quashed the first permission, 25/02161/FUL, on all four grounds of our claim, in R (Christ's Lane Action Group) v Cambridge City Council, AC-2025-LON-004656, before Mr Justice Kolinsky in the Planning Court. The case is R (Christ's Lane Action Group) v Cambridge City Council, Christ's College Cambridge interested party, AC-2025-LON-004656.
Join the mailing list. Our newsletters go to residents, supporters and the press. Join the mailing list.
Write to us. residents@christs-lane.com.
The first permission is quashed. The second is frozen.
On Tuesday 20 October 2026 the High Court quashed the first approval, 25/02161/FUL, on all four grounds of our claim. The Secretary of State has frozen the permission. On 13 October she directed the Council not to grant it without her authorisation while she considers whether to call the application in, six days after the identical application 26/02109/FUL was controversially approved. If you would like to support a call in, write to us and we will tell you how.
Email residents@christs-lane.com.