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The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

Granted Cambridge 19/1756/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of new community hub and 22 council rented affordable dwellings, car parking, replacement multi use games area, new vehicular access off Arbury Road and enhancements to the recreation ground and installation of substation (as part of wider proposal for the full Meadows site seeking permission for the demolition of existing community centre and the erection of a new community hub, 78 affordable dwellings, car parking, a replacement multi use games area, new play equipment, the creation of new vehicular accesses on to Arbury Road, Daisy Close and St Catharines Road, the provision of new landscaping and substation and the installation of drainage to the football pitch and associated land levelling together with land re-profiling).

As published by the council, reference 19/1756/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/1756/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
1 Apr 2021
Validated
20 Dec 2019
Decided
24 Nov 2020
Ward
Arbury
Parish
Impington CP
Decision by
Joint Development Control committee
Postcode
CB4 3XJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 8 applications since 2020: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/1756/COND8 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (S278 works) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND49A Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 49 (Archaeology) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 23 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND22 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 22 (External Community Hub - Ductwork) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 May 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND14 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 14 (Airborne Dust) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND43 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 43 (Feasibility Report - Playing Field) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND7 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 7 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 9 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND13 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 13 (Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 24 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 1 Apr 2021

    Received by Cambridge

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

8 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 19/1756/COND8 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (S278 works) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Dec 2022 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND32 Granted

    Meadows Community Cnetre 299 Arbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 2JL

    Submission of details required by condition 32 (Energy and Carbon Reduction) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 7 Mar 2023 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND49A Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 49 (Archaeology) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 23 Jul 2024 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND22 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 22 (External Community Hub - Ductwork) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 May 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND14 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 14 (Airborne Dust) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND43 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 43 (Feasibility Report - Playing Field) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND7 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 7 (Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 9 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • 19/1756/COND13 Granted

    The Meadows Community Centre 1 St Catharines Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3XJ

    Submission of details required by condition 13 (Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment) of planning permission 19/1756/FUL

    Decided 28 Jan 2021 Conditions

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Cambridge granted permission on 24 November 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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