Our papers of 25 September 2026
Exhibit D9 to the alternatives paper: the closure of the cafe at 6 Christ’s Lane
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Exhibit D9 to our alternatives, justification and public benefits paper of 25 September 2026 (register document 9540123): the closure of the cafe at 6 Christ’s Lane.
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Exhibit D9. The closure of the Starbucks café at 6 Christ’s Lane, 26 October 2025 Application 26/02109/FUL: Christ’s College Library. Christ’s Lane Action Group (CLAG). Filed with CLAG’s alternatives, justification and public benefits paper. The exhibit reproduces one published report, as saved from the publisher’s website on 16 September 2026 (three pages, the page header and footer of the saved copy showing the address and the date of saving). 1.
D9.1 (exhibit pages 2 to 4): Cambridgeshire Live (cambridge-news.co.uk), “Cambridge café closes doors for final time thanking customers for loyalty”, 14:58, 28 October 2025. The report states that the Starbucks coffee shop on Christ’s Lane “served customers for the last time on Sunday (October 26)” and quotes a Starbucks spokesperson: “We regularly review our portfolio to ensure our stores are relevant for our customers. Our Christ’s Lane store closed on Sunday 26 October and we thank our customers for their loyalty over the years and invite them to find their nearest store on the Starbucks Store Locator.” Relied on at paragraph 7.3.4 of that paper.
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Cambridge café closes doors for final time thanking customers for loyalty The coffee shop in central Cambridge closed its doors for the last time over the weekend. The development comes one month after a relocated Starbucks opened. Comments NEWS BySiobhan Middleton 14:58, 28 Oct 2025
View Image Starbucks in Cambridge has closed (Image: CambridgeshireLive) A central Cambridge Starbucks has closed down. The coffee shop on Christ's Lane served customers for the last time on Sunday (October 26). A spokesperson for Starbucks commented: "We regularly review our portfolio to ensure our stores are relevant for our customers. Our Christ's Lane store closed on Sunday 26 October and we thank our customers for their loyalty over the years and invite them to find their nearest store on the Starbucks Store Locator." This 'store locator' can be found on the Starbucks website. The development comes just over a month after a branch of Starbucks opened at Cambridge Retail Park. Industrial estate could be built near busy Cambridge station Locals not confident A141 upgrades will solve congestion issues This coffee shop served customers for the first time on October 10. It replaced the Starbucks next to Pizza Hut on Newmarket Road, which has been earmarked by developer Railway Pension Nominees Ltd to be demolished and replaced with offices. To get more breaking news and top stories delivered directly to your phone, join our new WhatsApp community. Click this link to receive your daily dose of CambridgeshireLive
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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.