Training Centre Aerodrome Service Station 38 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00612/FUL - Full Application Refused
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of two jet washes and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Consultation
12 Feb 2026
✓
Received
17 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
24 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 32

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 18

PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comments · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Consultee Comments · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF PARISH Consultee Comments · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ADDITIONAL EHO INFO- TECHNICAL REBUTTAL Agent / Applicant Comments · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 29 May 2026 View ↗
PDF TECHICAL REBUTTAL- EHO COMMENTS Agent / Applicant Comments · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CONTAMINATED LAND Consultee Comments · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Consultee Comments · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER Consultee Comments · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH Consultee Comments · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 1 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT Application Officer Correspondence · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application Information · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Building 70 (Petrol Tanker Sheds), Grade II, 58 m away · 1 Grade II*, 5 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
Conservation area 25 m away: Duxford Airfield; Heritage at risk 25 m away: Duxford Airfield, Duxford/Whittlesford; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Heathfield (South Cambridgeshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area83 m² (893 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 108)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB22 4NW
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Whittlesford
Parish
Whittlesford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
JMS Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 219 days from validation, 164 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 7% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
90decided in the last year

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

Public comments

11comments received
11 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

97 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Imperial War Museum, Building 103 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
To overlay the existing asphalt roof covering to Building 103, with a new felt covering…
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2024 Approved
Imperial War Museum, Building 103 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
To overlay the existing asphalt roof covering to Building 103, with a new felt covering…
24/04854/FUL
2024 Approved
Imperial War Museum, Building 103 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
To overlay the existing asphalt roof covering to Building 103, with a new felt covering…
24/04855/LBC
2024 Approved
Imperial War Museum, Building 103 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
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2024 Approved
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Installation of EV chargers in existing car park.
24/00960/FUL
2024 Approved
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH
Installation of EV chargers in existing car park.
24/00960/FUL
2022 Approved
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH
Installation of electric vehicle chargers in the existing car park of the business centre.
22/04897/FUL
2022 Approved
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH
Installation of electric vehicle chargers in the existing car park of the business centre.
22/04897/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH
Installation of electric vehicle chargers in the existing car park of the business centre.
22/03159/LBC
2022 Withdrawn
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QH
Installation of electric vehicle chargers in the existing car park of the business centre.
22/03159/LBC
2020 Approved
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Dismantling and removal of the existing Bailey bridge structure across the A505 between t…
20/01339/FUL
2020 Approved
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Dismantling and removal of the existing Bailey bridge structure across the A505 between t…
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2017 Approved
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
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2017 Approved
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South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.