Site Of 4000 Discovery Drive Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01066/NMA1 - Non-Material Amendment Awaiting decision

Proposal

Non material amendment on application to make minor changes to 4000 Discovery Drive building design Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 26 Oct 2026.

Documents 3

Application forms 2

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 219 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 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: South Cambridgeshire
Application type: Non-Material Amendment
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 28 Sept 2026
Ward: Queen Ediths
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Bidwells

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

South Cambridgeshire

Planning Authority Score

8.1/10

Excellent

#25 of 296 councils

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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%).

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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