Grafton Centre Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Proposal
i) Demolition of 11-12 Burleigh Street and Abbeygate House, ii) Part demolition and alterations to the Grafton Centre, removal of existing facades, erection of new floorspace for life science use, new and replacement façades and shopfronts, provision of terraces at fourth floor level, installation of plant and enclosures, iii) Redevelopment of existing bus turning head and redundant service area to provide new hotel and leisure quarter, iv) New pedestrian access route from Christchurch Street to Burleigh Street, provision of cycle parking spaces, public realm and landscape improvements, v) Highway works to East Road providing new bus stops, pedestrian and cycle routes and other associated works.
- Received
- 10 July 2023
- Target decision date
- 9 October 2023
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Ward
- Market
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- ReceivedSubmitted10 Jul
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation15 Jan
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for demolition at Grafton Centre Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has handled 1,470 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. It was submitted on 10 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 197 applications across Market.
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- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 03/1994Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
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