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26/03221/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Reserved matters application for Northstowe Town Hub and associated infrastructure in respect of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale with associated partial discharge of conditions 1, 10b, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33, 34, 41, 42, 45, 46, 54 and 56 pursuant to Outline planning permission ref: . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 14 Dec 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Northstowe 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

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Longstanton
Parish
Northstowe Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ceres Property

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 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