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25/02472/COND14 - Condition request Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details required by condition 14 (land contamination - investigation and remediation strategies) of planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Oct 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF GEO-ENVIONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT Application Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REMEDIATION STRETEGY Application Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 3 CONDITIONS 14 AND 15 COVER LETTER Application Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 180 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Condition request
Postcode
CB23 2TQ
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Bourn CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 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
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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25/02472/FUL
2025 Approved
Hybrid planning application comprising of full planning permission for the demolition of…
25/02472/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
Land At Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
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S/3528/17/E2
2017 Approved
Land At Bourn Airfield St Neots Road Bourn Cambridge CB23 2TQ
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S/3528/17/E2
2016 Approved
Section Of Runway In North Eastern Part Of Bourn Airfield Broadway Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TQ
Part Change of Use of Runway for External Storage to Include but not limited to the Tempo…
S/0427/16/FL
2016 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
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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