Planning application
Cambridge Retail Park Henley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a multi-storey car park and associated road alignment works and landscaping at Henley Road, Cambridge, CB5 8WR
As published by the council, reference 26/00061/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00061/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 8 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Abbey
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2026
Received by Cambridge
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13 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
100 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- CONDITIONS ACCEPTED
- FINAL CONDITIONS/DRAWINGS ACCEPTED
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT REQUEST
- EOT AGREEMENT 9.7.2026
- EOT REQUEST
- TREES
- LLFA
- ANGLIAN WATER
- FLOOD RISK AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- SUSTAINABILITY
- ECOLOGY
- URBAN DESIGN
- FLOOD RISK & DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- RESPONSE TO LLFA - DRAINAGE NETWORK CLARIFICATION
- EOT REQUEST
- LANDSCAPE
- LLFA
- BIDWELLS CONSULTEE RESPONSE
- TRANSPORT RESPONSE - SMSCP TECHNICAL NOTE
- BNG REPORT VERSION 2
- BNG METRIC VERSION 2
- SMSCP VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SOFTWORKS PLAN
- GA PLAN
- PLANTER A DETAILS
- CLLR BENNETT COMMENTS
- AW COMMENTS
- ANGLIAN WATER
- LANDSCAPE
- CCC TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM COMMENTS
- CAMCYCLE COMMENTS
- ANGLIAN WATER
- LLFA
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- TREE OFFICER
- ROYAL MAIL GROUP COMMENTS
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- URBAN DESIGN
- ECOLOGY
- SUSTAINABILITY
- CAMBS POLICE COMMENTS
- LLFA
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
- INVALID LETTER
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT LANDSCAPE PLAN
- ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- FRAMEWORK CORE DOCUMENT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESMENT
- CAR PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN
- UTILITY PLANNING STATEMENT
- DESIGN NOTE
- SUSTAINABILITY STAGE 2 REPORT
- APPLICATION COVER LETTER
- BNG METRIC CALCULATION
- FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY
- SITE PLAN - EXISTING
- SITE PLAN - PROPOSED
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXISTING
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- DEMOLITION PLAN
- 1ST FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- 5TH FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED
- ROOF PLAN - PROPOSED
- ELEVATIONS - NORTH AND EAST EXISTING
- ELEVATIONS - SOUTH AND WEST EXISTING
- ELEVATIONS - NORTH AND EAST PROPOSED
- ELEVATIONS - SOUTH AND WEST PROPOSED
- SOUTH MSCP SECTIONS
- PUBLIC ART STRATEGY
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PAGE 1-50
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PAGE 51-96
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT PAGE 1-50
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT PAGE 51-101
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT PAGE 102-158
- SITE WIDE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT PAGE 1-50
- SITE WIDE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT PAGE 51-101
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Cambridge granted permission on 6 August 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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