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St Johns College Playing Field Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE

26/03300/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing sports pavilion and car park and construction of a replacement sports pavilion with new pedestrian access from Madingley Road, associated works and landscaping.

Received
1 September 2026
Decision due
27 October 2026
Ward
Newnham
Agent
Shrimplin Planning & Development
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.5 Nov
  4. Target27 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St Johns College Playing Field Grange Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EE. Cambridge has handled 1,534 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West Cambridge conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 188 applications across Newnham. We hold 690 applications in total for the CB3 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
CB3 0EE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
District
Cambridge City Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026
Consultation expiry
16 September 2026
Last date for comments
5 November 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
16 September 2026
Site notice start
15 October 2026

Additional information

Documents
50

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: West Cambridge
  • 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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