Planning application
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non material amendment of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT for a Revised Parameter Plan 2 (PP 2)(Maximum Building Heights)
As published by the council, reference 16/0176/NMA4
Application record
- Reference
- 16/0176/NMA4
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Queen Ediths
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cambridge register
This site has had 26 applications since 2020: 11 approved, 0 refused.
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16/0176/COND23D Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 23 (Submission of Site Investigation Report and Remediation Strategy) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND24C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 24 (Implementation of Remediation) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND22C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 22 (Submission of Preliminary Contamination Assessment) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND46C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 46 (Foul Water Strategy) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND21F Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 21 (Contaminated Land - Gas Risk) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND45C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 45 (Fire Hydrants) for Plot of 4000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND13A Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by condition 13 (combustion plant - The Plot of MSCP only) of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND25D Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 25 (Completion Report) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND23C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 23 (Submission of Site Investigation Report and Remediation Strategy) relating to the plot of the multi storey car park of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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16/0176/COND25C Awaiting decision
Land South Of Dame Mary Archer Way Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 25 (Completion Report) relating to the plot of 2000 Discovery Drive only of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2026
Received by Cambridge
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cambridge took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 16/0176/OUT (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
- FEE CALCULATION
- PARAMETER PLAN 2 - MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge decided amendment applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 17 (Plant Noise Insulation) of outline planning permission 16/0176/OUT
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Submission of details required by condion 6 (Phasing) of planning permission 16/0176/OUT.
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