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87-93 Oxford Road And Fitzwilliam College Sportsground Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PH

25/04484/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Demolition of 87-89 Oxford Road and two stores and construction of replacement student accommodation, part change of use and part refurbishment of Red Cottage student accommodation, refurbishment and extension of the pavilion, erection of a new squash court and groundskeepers store, and improvement of the access.

Received
18 November 2025
Decision due
13 January 2026
Ward
Castle
Agent
Shrimplin Planning & Development
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.7 Aug
  4. Target13 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 7 August.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 87-93 Oxford Road And Fitzwilliam College Sportsground Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3PH. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Castle and Victoria Road conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Castle. We hold 1,498 applications in total for the CB4 postcode area.

90% of full 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
CB4 3PH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Last date for comments
7 August 2026
Committee meeting
2 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Shrimplin Planning & Development
Agent address
Austen House Station View Units A-J Guildford Surrey GU1 4AR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 December 2025
Site notice start
4 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
97

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Castle And Victoria Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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