Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Approved on 13 March 2026
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Installation of a new vehicle security gate, consisting of two barrier arms to be installed to the rear/north side of the existing sliding security gate (to north site of IWM Duxford). The new security gate will comprise of 2x automatic rising arm barriers, with top and bottom skirts, sounder/strobe, safety loop, safety photocells and groundworks concerning concrete bases and associated electrical conduits.
- Received
- 24 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Duxford
- Agent
- Ayer Associates Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 Dec
- ValidatedValidated24 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Feb
- TargetTarget Date18 Feb
- DecidedDecided13 Mar
Decided in 79 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Duxford Airfield conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 93 applications across Duxford. We hold 1,974 applications in total for the CB22 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
- CB22 4QR
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Duxford CP
- District
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 14 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 9 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 18 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ayer Associates Ltd
- Agent address
- The Old Town Hall 4 Queen'S Road London SW19 8YB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 19 January 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Duxford Airfield
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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.
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Oct
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 3 (Details) of listed building consent…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01987/CONDA - 202623 Oct
5 Days Notice T115 Swedish whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia) -Fell. The tree is largely dead and weighted towards…
ApprovedApplication26/1239/TTCA - 202627 May
Internal and external alterations, automatic doors and associated works, and installation of cameras to…
PendingListed building consent26/01987/LBC - 202625 Feb
Submission of details required by condition 3 (rooflights drawings at a scale of 1:20) of Listed Building…
PendingDischarge of conditions25/03625/CONDA - 20263 Feb
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 23/02816/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00400/S73 - 20244 Oct
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Details of Metal Roof) of listed building consent 24/02458/LBC
Discharge Condition in FullDischarge of conditions24/02458/CONDA - 20233 Nov
Submission of details required by the partial discharge of condition 8 i, ii, iii and iv ( Biodiversity Net…
Discharge Condition in PartDischarge of conditions23/02747/CONDC - 20233 Nov
Non material amendment of planning permission 23/02747/S73
ApprovedNon-material amendment23/02747/NMA1
Source: South Cambridgeshire
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Consultants on this application
- Ayer Associates Ltd · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
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