Land At Crows Nest Farm Ermine Street South Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3PB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01835/SCRE - EIA Screening Opinion Awaiting decision

Proposal

EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for outline planning permission for the development of the site providing approximately 400 residential dwellings, together with a local centre, a rural travel hub, landscaping, highways and drainage infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Postcode
CB23 3PB
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Papworth Everard CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Agent
Planning Potential

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 performance
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