Land North Of Cowley Road And Adjacent To The Wild Park Cambridge Data via plota.co.uk

26/00884/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline planning application for the construction of a Multi-Storey Commercial Car Park including pedestrian and vehicular access and a standalone amenity kiosk on land to the north of Cowley Road, adjacent to the Wild Park, approved as part of planning permission ref. . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Mar 2026
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Validated
6 Mar 2026
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Consultation
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Joint Development Control committee · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 52

Statements & assessments 21

PDF SCDC LAND CONTAMINATION Consultee Comments · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY (UPDATED RESPONSE) Consultee Comments · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (AMENDED) BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF (AMENDED) PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026 HABITAT CLASSICFICATION PLAN Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2022 HABITAT CLASSICFICATION PLAN Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2022 PHASE 1 BNG (HABITAT DATASET) Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026 BNG METRIC DATASET Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING AGENT COVER EMAIL - BIODIVERSITY Agent / Applicant Comments · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC TRANSPORT TEAM Consultee Comments · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY Consultee Comments · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PART 1 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK STATEMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PART 2 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND CONDITIONS TECHNICAL NOTE Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITYTECHNICAL NOTE Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TECHNICAL NOTE ACOUSTICS Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTING TRANSPORT NOTE (FORECAST IMPACT ON HIGHWAY NETWORK) Application Information · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Information · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT ( FINAL SUBMISSION VERSION) Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 7

New Town And Glisson Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Cambridge AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden about 24 m away: Botanic Garden, Cambridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: War Memorial, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 372 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) built-up area; Priority habitat about 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
CB2 1NT
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Milton (Detached)
Parish
Milton CP (DET)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Joint Development Control committee
Agent
Bidwells LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 56 days slower than Cambridge's median of 62 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 85% of commercial and major works here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Committee
17 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) 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
Cambridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026