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Former David Ball (Db Group) Site Wellington Way Bourn Airfield Cambridge CB23 2TQ

25/02472/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 April 2026

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)34 conditions

Proposal

Hybrid planning application comprising of full planning permission for the demolition of the existing buildings, and outline planning permission with all matters reserved for up to 7,800sqm/83,960sqft (GEA) of commercial floorspace falling use classes E(g)(ii) Research and Development, E(g)(iii) Industrial processes and B8 Warehouse and Distribution, and associated infrastructure works at Phase 3 of Bourn Quarter. The application includes an Environmental Statement.

Received
24 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Caldecote
Agent
Neame Sutton Limited
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target4 Nov
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 269 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former David Ball (Db Group) Site Wellington Way Bourn Airfield Cambridge CB23 2TQ. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 290 days, 34 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Caldecote. We hold 2,506 applications in total for the CB23 postcode area.

94% of full applications at South Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB23 2TQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Bourn CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 July 2025
Consultation expiry
30 July 2025
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
4 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Neame Sutton Limited
Agent address
West Suite Coles Yard Barn North Lane Clanfield PO8 0RN

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 July 2025
Site notice start
26 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
169

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Source: South Cambridgeshire

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