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Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire

23/03096/S73Section 73 - Remove/Vary ConditionPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

S73 to vary condition 18 (Scheme for a shared use footway/cycleway along the western side of Highfields Road) of planning permission S/3777/19/VC (Variation of condition 23 (water drainage scheme) of planning permission S/2510/15/OL for Outline planning permission for up to 140 residential dwellings (including up to 40% affordable housing) removal of existing temporary agricultural structures and debris introduction of structural planting and landscaping informal public open space and children's play area community orchard and allotments surface water flood mitigation and attenuation vehicular access points from Highfields Road and associated ancillary works. All matters to be reserved with the exception of the main site access) to remove requirement for further details to be submitted for approval, and amend trigger for implementation.

Received
9 August 2023
Decided
17 January 2025 · Granted Permission
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Caldecote
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Sep
  4. Target8 Nov
  5. Decided17 Jan

Decided in 527 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in South Cambridgeshire95% of conditions applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to vary a condition at Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire. South Cambridgeshire has handled 2,694 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 527 days, 67 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's median. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Caldecote.

Application Details

Reference
23/03096/S73
Address
Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Application Type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
140
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Caldecote CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 August 2023
Consultation Expiry
14 September 2023
Target Decision Date
8 November 2023
Date Decided
17 January 2025
Date Validated
9 August 2023
Date Submitted
9 August 2023
Consultation Start
15 August 2023
Consultation End
6 September 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
6 September 2023
Last Date for Comments
10 December 2024
Committee Meeting
12 June 2024
Permission Expires
17 January 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted Permission
Decided By
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
23 August 2023
Advertisement Expiry
14 September 2023
Site Notice Start
24 August 2023
Site Notice End
14 September 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
91
Constraints
10
Coordinates
52.212852, -0.016731
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3339455
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 8 July 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Appeal Against Conditions

Source: South Cambridgeshire

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Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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