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Merton Court St Johns College St Johns Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire

Granted Cambridge 24/02345/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Installation of a footbridge over Bin Brook. Removal of concrete revetments and re-profiling of the banks. Installation and upgrading of existing pathways and associated landscaping to the brook and the areas on either side.

As published by the council, reference 24/02345/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/02345/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
18 Jun 2024
Validated
25 Jun 2024
Decided
15 Oct 2024
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2024

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 25 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

67 documents on file for this application

  • OFFICER DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 15 Oct 2024
  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 15 Oct 2024
  • LANDSCAPE ADDENDUM Application Information · 09 Oct 2024
  • REVISED LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 09 Oct 2024
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC Application Information · 09 Oct 2024
  • ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 08 Oct 2024
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 21 Aug 2024
  • NATURE CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 24 Jul 2024
  • THE GARDENS TRUST Consultee Comments · 22 Jul 2024
  • BNE LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 18 Jul 2024
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 17 Jul 2024
  • STREETS AND OPEN SPACES Consultee Comments · 17 Jul 2024
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 15 Jul 2024
  • BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 09 Jul 2024
  • HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultee Comments · 08 Jul 2024
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 01 Jul 2024
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 01 Jul 2024
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 01 Jul 2024
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 20 Jun 2024
  • PLANVIEW Drawings · 19 Jun 2024
  • PLANVIEW Drawings · 19 Jun 2024
  • 5R-2754D-102 Drawings · 19 Jun 2024
  • OPTION D - CROSS SECTION 7 Drawings · 19 Jun 2024
  • PROPOSED PLANVIEW Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • PLAN VIEW COMBINED Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION 7 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION 6 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • PROPOSED SECTION 589 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 18 Jun 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 18 Jun 2024
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 18 Jun 2024
  • APP B1 RECORDED FLOOD OUTLINES Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • APP C1 NODE LOCATIONS FULL MODEL Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • APPC2 NODE LOCATIONS SITE ONLY Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • LANDSCAPE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • CROSS SECTIONS 5,8,9 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • CROSS SECTION 6 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK/DELTA SIMONS LETTER_24-06-09_REDACTED Application Information · 18 Jun 2024
  • FIGURE E1 MAX DEPTH BASELINE 1 IN 2 YEAR Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • FIGURE E6 DIFFERENCE IN MAX WATER LEVEL PROPOSED - BASELINE 1 IN 2 YEAR Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • MAX IN CHANNEL FLOWS AND DIFFERENCES Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • MAX WATER LEVELS AND DIFFERENCES Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK BRIDGE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK BRIDGE SITE OVERVIEW Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • BAT ACTIVITY SURVEY Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • WATER VOLE AND OTTER SURVEY Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • FLOOD RISK MODELLING AND ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • STAGE1 - HYDRAULIC ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK EXISTING CONDITIONS Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEVELS Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PHASE 2 Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PHASE 3 ONLY Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK HARDSCAPE PLAN Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK BRIDGE SECTION EXISTING AND PROPOSED Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • GRAVEL BEACH SECTION EXISTING AND PROPOSED Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK INDICATIVE SHRUB_PERENNIAL PLAN Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • BIN BROOK TREE PLAN Drawings · 18 Jun 2024
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (PAGE 1-50) Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (PAGE 51-70) Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 18 Jun 2024

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 15 October 2024, 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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