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Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WZ

26/02567/OUTOutline ApplicationPending Decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved (save for means of access), for a flexible phased development in separate and severable components comprising the demolition and retention of existing buildings and erection of new buildings to provide: (i) employment generating floorspace comprising Use Class E(g)(i) (offices) and Use Class E(g)(ii) (research and development),flexible Class E(a-f) and Classes F1 and F2 for retail, leisure, community uses and Sui Generis including associated plant, (ii) residential development in Use Class C3 and Sui Generis (co-living), and associated plant, (iii) erection of mobility hubs (Sui Generis) for vehicular and cycle parking and associated plant, and (iv) means of access comprising new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular accesses from Cowley Road, new pedestrian and cycle accesses from the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, provision of a new bus stop and crossing points of the Guided Busway, open spaces, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.

Received
2 July 2026
Target decision date
30 October 2026
Ward
East Chesterton
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target30 Oct
  5. Decided
7 weeks typical decision time in Cambridge85% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for demolition at Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WZ. Cambridge has handled 280 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. It was submitted on 2 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across East Chesterton. We hold 1,481 applications in total for the CB4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/02567/OUT
Address
Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WZ
Postcode
CB4 0WZ
Local Authority
Cambridge
Application Type
Outline Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
East Chesterton
District
Cambridge City Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
WSP
Agent Address
62-68 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 July 2026
Consultation Expiry
22 July 2026
Target Decision Date
30 October 2026
Date Validated
10 July 2026
Date Submitted
2 July 2026
Last Date for Comments
11 November 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
112 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
22 July 2026
Site Notice Start
16 July 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
207
Coordinates
52.229336, 0.152022
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Cambridge

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