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25/02738/S73 - Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition Approved

Proposal

S73 to vary conditions 1 (Timing), 5 (Scheme of Insulation) and 6 (Noise Emitting Plant Insulation) of planning permission (Erection of a two storey glass atrium and temporary change of use of ground and first floor apartments of Block A of BDW1 to office space to provide a marketing suite and sales centre for a period of seven years for the Darwin Green Development) to vary the wording of conditions 1, 5 and 6 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Consultation
30 Jul 2025
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Approved
4 Sept 2025

Approved on 4 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Application Information · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project 842 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
The site is 842 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cambridge (Cambridge) 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Cambridge
Application type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Postcode
CB3 0GX
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
4 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bidwells

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 9 days slower than Cambridge's median of 47 for amendments. Approved, as 93% of amendments here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Cambridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Cambridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Withdrawn
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Condition 17 - BREEAM - Design Stage Certification
17/2111/COND17
2019 Approved
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Condition 29 - Travel Plan
17/2111/COND29
2019 Approved
John Bingham Laboratory National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Condition 29 - Travel Plan
17/2111/COND29
2020 Approved
John Bingham Laboratory National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Condition 6 - Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan
17/2111/COND6
2019 Approved
John Bingham Laboratory National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Condition 14 - Plant Noise Insulation
17/2111/COND14
2019 Approved
John Bingham Laboratory National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Condition 14 - Plant Noise Insulation
17/2111/COND14
2019 Approved
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Condition 19 - Renewable Energy Implementation
17/2111/COND19
2019 Approved
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Condition 19 - Renewable Energy Implementation
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2019 Approved
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Condition 4 - Roof top plant and solar panels
17/2111/COND4
2019 Approved
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Condition 4 - Roof top plant and solar panels
17/2111/COND4
2018 Approved
John Bingham Laboratory National Institute Of Agricultural Botany Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE
Condition 30 - Pedestrian Link
17/2111/COND30
2018 Approved
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Condition 30 - Pedestrian Link
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Condition 28 - Cycle Store Detailed Design
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2018 Approved
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Condition 16 - Floodlighting details
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Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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