Devonshire Gardens Devonshire Road Cambridge CB1 2BJ

23/04732/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 20 May 2024

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) and 13 (plant noise) and remove condition 47 (Demolition times) of planning permission 22/01982/FUL (Demolition of existing depot building and redevelopment of site to provide three new buildings comprising Class E (g) (i) / E (g) (ii) floorspace with associated plant and cycle parking, two new residential buildings comprising 70 residential units with associated plant and cycle parking, one new building comprising flexible commercial space (Class E) to include a creche with associated cycle parking, flexible community space (Class F.1 / F.2), hard and soft landscaping and associated access)

Received: 11 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Cambridge City Council
Ward: Petersfield
Agent: Bidwells LLP

ReceivedReceived11 Dec
ValidatedValidated11 Dec
Consult.Consultation11 Jan
TargetTarget Date11 Mar
DecidedDecided20 May

Decided in 161 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Devonshire Gardens Devonshire Road Cambridge CB1 2BJ. Cambridge has handled 1,195 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 16 weeks longer than Cambridge's typical decision time. There have been 23 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Petersfield. We hold 1,406 applications in total for the CB1 postcode area.

97% of conditions 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

Postcode: CB1 2BJ
Application type: Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 70
District: Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 15 January 2024
Consultation start: 18 December 2023
Consultation end: 11 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 11 January 2024
Last date for comments: 18 April 2024
Target decision date: 11 March 2024
Permission expires: 20 May 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bidwells LLP
Agent address: Bidwell House Trumpington Road Trumpington Cambridge CB2 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 December 2023
Advertisement expiry: 15 January 2024
Site notice start: 4 January 2024

Additional information

Documents: 146
Constraints: 65

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mill RoadNext to the site
Tree Preservation Order: TPO/18/2025Part of the site · +2 more
Brownfield land register: Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Devonshire RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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