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University Sports And Athletics Track Wilberforce Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0EQ

Granted Cambridge 26/00318/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Replacement of 12no. existing floodlights and columns serving the athletics track with 12no. new 18m columns with new LED luminaires, with associated works.

As published by the council, reference 26/00318/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00318/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Decided
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Newnham
Decision by
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Postcode
CB3 0EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jan 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 2 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 1 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Planning Manager Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2003 · Cambridge

7 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

63 documents on file for this application

  • AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 14 Sep 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 03 Sep 2026
  • PUBLIC SPEAKER PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs · 03 Sep 2026
  • PUBLIC SPEAKER PHOTOGRAPHS Third Party Comments · 01 Sep 2026
  • AGENT/APPLICANT PUBLIC SPEAKING LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 24 Aug 2026
  • ECOLOGY OFFICER Application Officer Correspondence · 03 Aug 2026
  • LIGHTING ADDENDUM Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 25 Jun 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 09 Jun 2026
  • NORTH NEWNHAM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 03 Jun 2026
  • NEWNHAM NORTH RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 30 May 2026
  • NEWNHAM NORTH RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 30 May 2026
  • NORTH NEWNHAM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 30 May 2026
  • NORTH NEWTOWN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 30 May 2026
  • 12 PERRY COURT Third Party Comments · 20 May 2026
  • CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 19 May 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 13 May 2026
  • FILE COPY OF AMENDMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 13 May 2026
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HEIGHT Agent / Applicant Comments · 12 May 2026
  • AGENT EMAIL ON ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL DETAIL Agent / Applicant Comments · 12 May 2026
  • 18M TECHNICAL ILLUMINANCE REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • AIMING PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • 15M TECHNICALILLUMINANCE REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • SIDE ELEVATION ATHLETICS TRACK Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • AGENT EMAIL FOLLOWING OFFICER QUESTIONS Agent / Applicant Comments · 12 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 15 Apr 2026
  • NORTH NEWNHAM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 09 Mar 2026
  • NORTH NEWNHAM RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Third Party Comments · 09 Mar 2026
  • NORTH NEWNHAM RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION - OBJECTION Third Party Comments · 09 Mar 2026
  • 150 ADAMS ROAD Third Party Comments · 05 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comments · 25 Feb 2026
  • 12 PERRY COURT Third Party Comments · 24 Feb 2026
  • ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 23 Feb 2026
  • BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 20 Feb 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 19 Feb 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 06 Feb 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 06 Feb 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 06 Feb 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 06 Feb 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 06 Feb 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 02 Feb 2026
  • HERITAGE, DESIGN, ACCESS AND FLOOD RISK STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 02 Feb 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 29 Jan 2026
  • FLOODLIGHTING INFORMATION Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • LIGHTING IMPACT STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Jan 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 29 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOODLIGHTING Drawings · 29 Jan 2026
  • LIGHT SPILL ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Jan 2026
  • LIGHTING SHIELD Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • ELEVATION OF COLUMNS Drawings · 29 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING LIGHTING DETAILS Drawings · 29 Jan 2026
  • LAMP INFORMATION Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • LAMP INFORMATION Application Information · 29 Jan 2026
  • REPLACEMENT FLOODLIGHTING Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Jan 2026
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Jan 2026
  • LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 29 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 1 October 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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