Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01217/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Reserved matters approval (outside of a Key Phase) of access, appearance, landscape, layout and scale in respect of roads, lighting, surface water drainage features, foul water drainage infrastructure, utilities, a substation, ground remodelling, landscaping, planting and all associated works including areas for construction use, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction material, temporary construction haul roads and any necessary demolition at land to the north of KP1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development (subject to outline planning consent (Environmental Impact Assessment application with Environmental Statement). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Waterbeach built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
CB25 9PA
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Milton & Waterbeach
Parish
Waterbeach CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
David Lock Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 48 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026