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3 Office First Floor Station Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2GB

Granted Cambridge 26/01189/S73 Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

S73 to vary condition 36 of ref:15/1759/FUL (The demolition of Murdoch House and the remains of the former Silo and the construction of two new mixed use buildings comprising 767sqm office floorspace (Class B1), 419sqm retail/cafe/restaurant floorspace (Class A1/A3) and 65 residential units for Block I1 and 473sqm retail/cafe/restaurant floorspace (Class A1/A3) and 24 residential units for Block K1, including ancillary accommodation/facilities with a single basement and 71 car parking spaces, with associated plant, 218 internal and external cycle parking spaces, and hard and soft landscaping) to replace the word 'excellent' to 'very good'.

As published by the council, reference 26/01189/S73

Application record

Reference
26/01189/S73
Type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Decided
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Petersfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB1 2GB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 15/1759/FUL (Decided)

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 08 Sep 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 08 Sep 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 01 Sep 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 11 Aug 2026
  • SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER Consultee Comments · 11 Aug 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 30 Jul 2026
  • SUSTAINABILITY Consultee Comments · 09 Jun 2026
  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 02 Jun 2026
  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 21 May 2026
  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 14 May 2026
  • ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 13 May 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 11 May 2026
  • URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 11 May 2026
  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 08 May 2026
  • CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 30 Apr 2026
  • LLFA Consultee Comments · 24 Apr 2026
  • CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORT Consultee Comments · 23 Apr 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 22 Apr 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 22 Apr 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 22 Apr 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 22 Apr 2026
  • INVALID CHASE Application Information · 16 Apr 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 31 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 25 Mar 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 25 Mar 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 25 Mar 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 25 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 8 September 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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