Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield, Key Phase 1, Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2. Data via plota.co.uk

26/02870/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Reserved matters approval (appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) for the development of four blocks comprising 387 Build to Rent (BtR) dwellings with associated resident amenity areas (Use Class C3) and 482 sq.m (GEA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), areas of open space and public realm including a Lakeside Promenade and Civic Plaza, cycle storage, waste storage and substation buildings and all associated infrastructure including: access junctions, access/internal roads, parking, utilities infrastructure including alignment of service runs, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, green roofs, street lighting, external hard landscaping, soft landscaping and planting, ecological mitigation, footways / cycleways, car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, street furniture, lake-edge engineering works, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction materials, areas for construction use, land reprofiling, temporary haul routes and any necessary demolition at Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 and 7.2 at Key Phase 1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development pursuant to Condition 3 of the outline planning consent ref: (Environmental Impact Assessment application with Environmental Statement) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

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

Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
CB25 9PA
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Milton & Waterbeach
Parish
Waterbeach CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Agent
David Lock Associates

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site notice
6 Aug 2026
Press notice
12 Aug 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 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