Planning application
Wolfson Court Clarkson Road And 15A And Side/rear Of 15 Madingley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing and construction of replacement purpose-built student accommodation and for academic staff/academic visitors, ancillary facilities, landscaping, new pedestrian access from Madingley Road and other associated development. Installation of a temporary construction access from Madingley Road.
As published by the council, reference 25/04832/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04832/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Newnham
- Postcode
- CB3 0HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Cambridge
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 February 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Shrimplin Planning & Development Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Guildford
Active · incorporated 2019 · Guildford
50 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 89% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
237 documents on file for this application
- EOT REQUEST
- ANGLIAN WATER
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- LETTER TO COMMITTEE CHAIR FROM JOINT OBJECTORS GROUP
- JOINT OBJECTION GROUP
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- TREES
- CONSERVATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- ECOLOGY
- POLICE ARCHITECTURAL LIAISON OFFICER
- URBAN DESIGN
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- SUSTAINABILITY
- LANDSCAPE
- PUBLIC ART
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- AGENT LETTER RE OCCUPANCY
- REVISED DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT
- FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- RESPONSE FROM JOINT OBJECTORS GROUP TO DOCUMENTS LISTED IN LATE APRIL AND MAY
- WOLFSON COURT ROAD SAFETY ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION
- AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- SITE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- REVISED BIN AND BIKES STORE 2
- REVISED BIN AND BIKES STORE 1
- ADDITIONAL COVER LETTER
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- 10 ADAMS ROAD
- JOINT GROUP OF LOCAL RESIDENTS
- COMMENT 2 FULL COMMENT ON NEW DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE PLANNED CLARKSON ROAD EGRESS ROUTE
- COMMENT 1 FULL ANALYSIS ON CARBON ASESSMENT CLAIMS AND DRP CLIMATE CHANGE QUESTION CONCERNING DEMOLITION
- 21 COCKCROFT PLACE
- ECOLOGY
- BNE LANDSCAPE
- 6 COCKCROFT PLACE
- URBAN DESIGN
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- TREES
- CONSERVATION
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- SUSTAINABILITY
- CRIME PREVENTION DESIGN TEAM
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE ACCESS
- TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS
- ANGLIAN WATER RESPONSE
- TRAVEL PLAN STATEMENT
- CAMCYCLE RESPONSE NOTE
- HIGHWAY AUTHORITY RESPONSE NOTE
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM RESPONSE NOTE
- RESPONSE TO PROPOSED PLANNING CONDITIONS
- NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES
- ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTS
- LANDSCAPE PLAN
- LANDSCAPE PLANTING STRATEGY
- SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
- SITE SECTIONS - LONG SECTIONS
- BUILDING A ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING A ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING B ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING B ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING C ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING C ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING D ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING D ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING D ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING E ELEVATIONS
- BUILDING E ELEVATIONS
- ADDENDUM 001
- ADDENDUM 002
- ADDENDUM 003
- SITE SECTIONS - SHORTSECTIONS
- SUPERSEDED COVER LETTER
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - FIRE TENDER
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - REFUSE VEHICLE
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS - TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS
- OUTLINE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - FINAL PAGE 1-44
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - FINAL PAGE 45-88
- COVER LETTER
- ACOUSTIC FENCING DETAIL
- TREE ROOT PROTECTION
- AIA CONSTRUCTION ACCESS
- AIA CONSTRUCTION ACCESS LETTER
- AIA PLAN
- AIA COVER LETTER
- REVISED
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- 10 ADAMS ROAD
- CAMCYCLE
- JOINT OBJECTION
- JOINT OBJECTION
- CAMCYCLE COMMENTS
- JOINT OBJECTION
- JOINT OBJECTION
- JOINT OBJECTION
- 5 CLARKSON ROAD
- 6 COCKCROFT PLACE, CLARKSON ROAD
- 9 COCKCROFT PLACE
- TREES
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- CONSERVATION
- 11 CLARKSON ROAD
- CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
- CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
- CENTRE FOR MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
- 19 CLARKSON ROAD
- 19 CLARKSON ROAD
- 1 COCKCROFT PLACE
- LLFA
- URBAN DESIGN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- SUSTAINABILITY
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM
- S106 OFFICER COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- COUNCILLOR REES
- COUNCILLOR REES
- COUNCILLOR REES
- ANGLIAN WATER COMMENTS
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- ECOLOGY
- LANDSCAPE
- LANDSCAPE
- FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- 17 MADINGLEY ROAD
- SUSTAINABILITY
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 2ND FLOOR
- LOCATION PLAN - EXISTING
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN - 2ND FLOOR
- PROPOSED SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE DEMOLITION PLAN
- AMENDMENT SUMMARY
- EXISTING SITE PLAN - GROUND FLOOR
- SITE - GROUND FLOOR
- EXISTING SITE PLAN - FIRST FLOOR
- SITE - FIRST FLOOR
- SITE - THIRD FLOOR
- EXISTING SITE PLAN - ROOF
- SITE - ROOF
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SITE NOTICE
- INVALID LETTER
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- SUPERSEDED TREE SURVEY AND AIA
- SUPERSEDED TREE SURVEY
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DBA
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT APPENDIX II
- SUPERSEDED TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- SUPERSEDED TRAVEL PLAN
- SUPERSEDED ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTS
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE PLAN
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE PLANTING STRATEGY
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BUILDING A - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING A - FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING A - SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING A - THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- SUPERSEDED SITE SECTIONS - LONG SECTIONS
- SUPERSEDED SITE SECTIONS - SHORT SECTIONS
- BUILDING A - ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING A ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING A ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING B - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING B - FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING B - SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING B - THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- BUILDING B - ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING B ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING B ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING C - ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING C - GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C - SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING C ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- BUILDING C ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING D - ROOF PLAN
- BUILDING D - GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING D - SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING D ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 2
- SUPERSEDED BUILDING D ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 2
- BUILDING E - GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- BUILDING E -SECOND FLOOR AND ROOF PLANS
- SUPERSEDED BUILDING E ELEVATIONS
- SUPERSEDED EXISTING SITE PLAN - SECOND FLOOR
- SUPERSEDED LOCATION PLAN - EXISTING
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1 OF 3
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2 OF 3
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS - SHEET 3 OF 3
- SUPERSEDED LOCATION PLAN - PROPOSED
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPENDIX
- 1 OF 2 BIN AND BIKE STORE PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- 2 OF 2 BIKE AND BIN STORES PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- SUPERSEDED SITE - SECOND FLOOR
- SUPERSEDED EXISTING SITE DEMOLITION PLAN
- AMENDMENT SUMMARY
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- FEE CALCULATION
- LETTER TO ST JOHNS
- COVER LETTER
- PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- ISAAC NEWTON INSTITUTE LETTER
- WOLFSON COURT LCC SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- SUPERSEDED OUTLINE CEMP
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- SJC SUPPORTING STATEMENT OCT 2025
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION HEADLINE RESULTS
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE REPORT PAGE 1-49
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE REPORT PAGE 50-99
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE REPORT PAGE 100-149
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE REPORT PAGE 150-211
- SI APPENDICES PAGE 1-49
- SI APPENDICES PAGE 50-99
- SI APPENDICES PAGE 100-152
- SI REPORT PAGE 1-49
- SI REPORT PAGE 50-99
- SI REPORT PAGE 100-136
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL
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