Grafton Centre Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire

23/02685/NMA1Non-Material AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 11 September 2025

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Non material amendment on application 23/02685/FUL for Revisions to the internal layout of the Retail Loop, to include the relocation of the management suite and alterations to the internal layout of the retail units. Revision of the hotel design, to include the relocation of the first floor food and drink provision to the ground floor, the creation of an additional ten accommodation rooms at first floor, minor alteration to the building facades, and enlargement of rooftop plant. Revisions to the internal layout of the Life Science Floorspace to optimise its phased delivery and improve internal circulation. Alteration to wording of Condition 37 (Internal and External Lighting) to allow for phasing of the submitted details.

Received: 7 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Cambridge City Council
Ward: Market
Agent: Bidwells LLP, on behalf of Pioneer Group Ltd

ReceivedReceived7 Jul
ValidatedValidated7 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date4 Aug
DecidedDecided11 Sep

Decided in 66 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Grafton Centre Fitzroy Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has handled 195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 207 applications across Market.

90% of amendment applications at Cambridge City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Non-Material Amendment
Scale / size: Small
District: Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 July 2025
Target decision date: 4 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bidwells LLP, on behalf of Pioneer Group Ltd
Agent address: Bidwell House Trumpington Road Trumpington Cambridge CB2 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Documents: 81

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: KitePart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: 17, Fitzroy StreetOn or next to this site
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 03/1994Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: 64-68, Newmarket Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8DZRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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1 other application at this property, newest first.

2023
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