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Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

Refused Cambridge 22/02066/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Demolition of nursery building, part of outbuildings; partial demolition, refurbishment and extension of other existing college buildings and the erection of four accommodation blocks containing 60 rooms for postgraduate students; associated landscaping, car and cycle parking, refuse and other storage and new electricity substation within outbuildings.

As published by the council, reference 22/02066/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/02066/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
25 Apr 2022
Validated
25 Apr 2022
Decided
13 Jan 2023
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Postcode
CB3 9JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 22/02066/CONDAC Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 24 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 22/02066/NMA2 Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL to update the window type, as set out in Condition 32 Part C, from top guided to bottom guided windows, and minor changes to the rear elevation of Block A.

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 22/02066/NMA1 Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL for minor design detail alterations to terraces including installation of external balustrades and automatic opening vents, changes to plinths, roof coping, ground floor brick coursing, window mullions, entrance piers, living room window positions and benches. Minor design detail alterations to Block A including changes to piers, recession of pre-cast plinth, reduction and simplification of windows to rear elevation, reorganisation of windows in hallway, omission of seminar rooflight, doors, windows and sidelight, addition of external condenser units within the cycle store and bricking up of existing basement windows. Minor design detail alterations to Block B including changes to piers, smoke vents, window numbers/sizes and entrance door, reduction of windows, raising of window cill heights and removal of external balustrades, omission of ASHP enclosure and removal of lift overrun. Minor design detail alterations to the Substation including the omission of door on east elevation and alignment of door heads to meet UKPS requirements.

    Submitted 11 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 22/02066/CONDQ Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 32 (artificial lighting) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Submitted 31 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 22/02066/CONDP Granted

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (noise assessment) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Decided 2 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Apr 2022

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 13 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

5 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 22/02066/CONDAC Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 24 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 22/02066/NMA2 Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL to update the window type, as set out in Condition 32 Part C, from top guided to bottom guided windows, and minor changes to the rear elevation of Block A.

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • 22/02066/NMA1 Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL for minor design detail alterations to terraces including installation of external balustrades and automatic opening vents, changes to plinths, roof coping, ground floor brick coursing, window mullions, entrance piers, living room window positions and benches. Minor design detail alterations to Block A including changes to piers, recession of pre-cast plinth, reduction and simplification of windows to rear elevation, reorganisation of windows in hallway, omission of seminar rooflight, doors, windows and sidelight, addition of external condenser units within the cycle store and bricking up of existing basement windows. Minor design detail alterations to Block B including changes to piers, smoke vents, window numbers/sizes and entrance door, reduction of windows, raising of window cill heights and removal of external balustrades, omission of ASHP enclosure and removal of lift overrun. Minor design detail alterations to the Substation including the omission of door on east elevation and alignment of door heads to meet UKPS requirements.

    Submitted 11 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 22/02066/CONDQ Awaiting decision

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 32 (artificial lighting) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Submitted 31 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 22/02066/CONDP Granted

    Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (noise assessment) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Decided 2 Jul 2026 Conditions

Documents

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What this refusal means

Cambridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    22/02066/CONDQ Submitted 31 Mar 2025 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~26 May

    Submission of details required by condition 32 (artificial lighting) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Awaiting decision Conditions 43 docs
  • Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    22/02066/CONDP Submitted 21 Mar 2025 0m away

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (noise assessment) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Granted Conditions 19 docs
  • Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    22/02066/NMA2 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 0m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL to update the window type, as set out in Condition 32 Part C, from top guided to bottom guided windows, and minor changes to the rear elevation of Block A.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing 8 docs
  • Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    22/02066/NMA1 Submitted 11 Dec 2025 0m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~5 Feb

    Non-material amendment on application 22/02066/FUL for minor design detail alterations to terraces including installation of external balustrades and automatic opening vents, changes to plinths, roof coping, ground floor brick coursing, window mullions, entrance piers, living room window positions and benches. Minor design detail alterations to Block A including changes to piers, recession of pre-cast plinth, reduction and simplification of windows to rear elevation, reorganisation of windows in hallway, omission of seminar rooflight, doors, windows and sidelight, addition of external condenser units within the cycle store and bricking up of existing basement windows. Minor design detail alterations to Block B including changes to piers, smoke vents, window numbers/sizes and entrance door, reduction of windows, raising of window cill heights and removal of external balustrades, omission of ASHP enclosure and removal of lift overrun. Minor design detail alterations to the Substation including the omission of door on east elevation and alignment of door heads to meet UKPS requirements.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 36 docs
  • Owlstone Croft Owlstone Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9JJ

    22/02066/CONDAC Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Submission of details required by condition 24 (Hard and Soft Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 22/02066/FUL

    Awaiting decision Conditions 16 docs
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    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +2 21 docs
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