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Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote CB23 7NX

S/1216/16/OLOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline planning permission for up to 140 residential dwellings at land east of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote (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.

Received
6 May 2016
Decided
4 August 2016 · Refused Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Caldecote
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received6 May
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 90 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in South Cambridgeshire82% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote CB23 7NX. South Cambridgeshire has handled 853 applications of this type and approves 77% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Caldecote. We hold 2,485 applications in total for the CB23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
S/1216/16/OL
Address
Land East Of Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote CB23 7NX
Postcode
CB23 7NX
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Application Type
Outline Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
140
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Caldecote CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 May 2016
Consultation Expiry
21 June 2016
Target Decision Date
5 August 2016
Date Decided
4 August 2016
Date Validated
6 May 2016
Date Submitted
6 May 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused Permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
31 May 2016
Advertisement Expiry
21 June 2016

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
38
Constraints
6
Coordinates
52.213062, -0.016853
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Cambridgeshire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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