Planning application
Kett House Station Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of the existing building and structures, erection of an office building (Class E) to include ground floor flexible units (Class E, F1, F2) and a single basement for car parking and plant, hard and soft landscaping to create a new public realm, stopping up of the existing vehicular access on Hills Road and the provision of vehicular access on Station Road, provision of cycle access/parking, and related infrastructure and servicing.
As published by the council, reference 25/04039/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04039/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Petersfield
- Decision by
- Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Cambridge
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
168 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- S106 AGREEMENT FINAL
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- DRAFT S106 AGREEMENT
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- UPDATED APPLICATION FORM WITH CERTIFICATE C SIGNED
- EVIDENCE OF NOTICE IN NEWSPAPER
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- COMMITTEE REPORT
- AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER
- SPOT HEIGHTS
- EOT REQUEST
- COUNCILLOR RICHARD ROBERTSON COMMENTS
- APPLICANT RESPONSE LETTER
- CAMBRIDGE SHARED WASTE
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- GREATER CAMBRIDGE DESIGN REVIEW PANEL REPORT MAY 2025
- GREATER CAMBRIDGE DESIGN REVIEW PANEL REPORT AUGUST 2025
- REVISED FRA AND SUDS STRATEGY P03 PT1
- REVISED FRA AND SUDS STRATEGY P03 PT2
- REVISED FRA AND SUDS STRATEGY P03 PT3
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- CONSERVATION
- SOUTH PETERSFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
- TECHNICAL NOTE FOR ACOUSTIC PLANNING REPORT AND AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND COMMENTS.
- 8 COPPER BUILDING
- ANGLIAN WATER FURTHER COMMENTS
- URBAN DESIGN
- ECOLOGY
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- THE CENTENNIAL HOTEL 63-73 HILLS ROAD
- ANGLIAN WATER
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- CENTENNIAL HOTEL, 63-73 HILLS ROAD
- SUSTAINABILITY
- LANDSCAPE
- TREES
- DESIGNING OUT CRIME OFFICER
- LLFA
- CADENT GAS
- AIRPORT SAFEGUARDING
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- ACOUSTIC PLANNING REPORT
- AIR QUALITY REPORT
- BEAM PRE ASSESSMENT REPORT
- CONTEXT MASTERPLAN
- COVER EMAIL
- COVER LETTER
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- DELIVERY AND SERVICE PLAN
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT
- EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS DEMOLITION
- ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- EXISTING EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING LEVEL 00 (GROUND FLOOR) PLAN
- EXISTING LEVEL 01 PLAN
- EXISTING LEVEL 02 PLAN
- EXISTING LEVEL 03 PLAN
- EXISTING LEVEL 04 PLAN
- DEMOLITION LEVEL 00 (GROUND FLOOR) PLAN
- EXISTING NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING REPORT
- EXISTING LEVEL 05 PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 01 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 02 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 03 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 04 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 05 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 06 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 08 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 00 - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL 07 - FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - LEVEL B1 FLOOR PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED SOUTH EAST ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED SOUTH WEST ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT - PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS - LEVEL 09 - ROOF PLAN
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS - PROPOSED NORTH SECTION
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS - PROPOSED EAST SECTION
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL PHASE I DESK STUDY PART-2
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL PHASE I DESK STUDYPART-3
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE DESIGN REPORT
- VISULATIONS
- LIGHTING
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE SECTION 01
- LANDSCAPE SECTION 02
- LANDSCAPE SECTION 03
- LEVEL 6 TERRACE MASTERPLAN
- LEVEL 6 TERRACE SECTION
- LEVEL 7 TERRACE PLAN
- LEVEL 8 ROOF PLAN
- MATERIALS MASTERPLAN
- VIEWPOINTS ASSESSMENT
- NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS DEMOLITION
- OPERATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
- PRELIMINARY ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PUBLIC ART RELOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE MASTERPLAN
- SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- ACCESSIBILITY INDEX SCORE
- PROPOSED SITE ACCESS
- SITE ACCESS VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- DISTRIBUTION CALCULATIONS
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX 1
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL POLICY DOCUMENTS
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL TECHNICAL VISUALISATION TYPE 2
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL TECHNICAL VISUALTION TYPE 4
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX 4C
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL ASSESSMENT BASELINE
- TOWNSCAPEAND VISUAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX EXISTING BASELINE
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY
- TOWNSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL ZONE OF VISUAL INFLUENCE
- UTILITIES STATEMENT FOR PLANNING
- VENTILATION AND EXTRACT STATEMENT
- WIND MICROCLIMATE ASSESSMENT
- WORKPLACE TRAVEL PLAN
- PAGE 1-50 ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- PAGE 51-52 ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- PAGE 1-50 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PAGE 51-78 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PAGE 51-78
- PAGE 1-50 GEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETIVE REPORT
- PAGE 51-66 GEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETIVE REPORT
- PAGE 1-50 GEOENVIRONMENTAL PHASE I DESK STUDY
- PAGE 51-101 GEOENVIRONMENTAL PHASE I DESK STUDY
- PAGE 102-147 GEOENVIRONMENTAL PHASE I DESK STUDY
- PAGE 1-50 STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- PAGE 51-83 STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHINCULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
- BASEMENT LEVEL VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS
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Cambridge granted permission on 28 July 2026, 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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