On Tuesday 20 October 2026 the High Court quashed the Council’s first permission for the Christ’s College library, of 7 November 2025, on all four grounds of our claim.

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The Gardens Trust, 3 September 2026

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The Gardens Trust’s email of 3 September 2026 (register document 9513907): "We have no comments to make or amendments to the NPPF assessment."

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From: PlanningComments <PlanningComments@greatercambridgeplanning.org> Sent: 04 Sep 2026 04:01:19 To: IDOXDMSPlanning@councilanywhere.org Cc: Subject: FW: 26/02109/FUL Attachments:

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From: Daniel Bowles <daniel.bowles@thegardenstrust.org> Sent: 03 September 2026 17:44 To: Dominic Bush <Dominic.Bush@greatercambridgeplanning.org> Subject: 26/02109/FUL

Dear Dominic, Thank you for reconsulting The Gardens Trust. We have no comments to make or amendments to the NPPF assessment. Our previous response still stands. Many thanks Daniel Daniel Bowles BA (Hons) AKC Conservation Officer Email: daniel.bowles@thegardenstrust.org 70 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ https://thegardenstrust.org Follow us: Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / TikTok / LinkedIn The Gardens Trust is the leading champion for historic parks and gardens, from those of international standing to local sites much loved and valued by their communities. We work for the conservation of these special places and support everyone to get involved through a range of activities. You can help secure the future of parks and gardens by donating here Registered charity number: 1053446

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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.

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