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Land North West Of 379 To 381 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

Granted Cambridge 26/01786/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Construction of a substation compound, to incorporate 3 primary transformers and a switch house building (with associated basement) to accommodate the required 33kV and 11kV switchgear and associated fencing.

As published by the council, reference 26/01786/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01786/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Decided
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Kings Hedges
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Cambridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01786/CONDA Awaiting decision

    Land North West Of 379 To 381 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (Biodiversity net gain) of planning permission 26/01786/FUL

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 14 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01786/CONDA Awaiting decision

    Land North West Of 379 To 381 Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (Biodiversity net gain) of planning permission 26/01786/FUL

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Tetra Tech Ltd Agent, registered in Leeds

Active · incorporated 1985 · Leeds

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Documents

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

34 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 20 Jul 2026
  • DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 20 Jul 2026
  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comments · 10 Jun 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH Consultee Comments · 10 Jun 2026
  • URBAN DESIGN Consultee Comments · 10 Jun 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 02 Jun 2026
  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 02 Jun 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 01 Jun 2026
  • ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 27 May 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 19 May 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 19 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 19 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE PHOTO Application Press/Site Notices · 19 May 2026
  • SITE NOTICE PHOTO Application Press/Site Notices · 19 May 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 14 May 2026
  • BNG METRIC CALCULATION Application Information · 14 May 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 12 May 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 12 May 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 12 May 2026
  • PROPOSED SWITCHROOM ELEVATIONS Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • SUBSTATION COMPOUND LAYOUT Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • EMF ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN BASELINE REPORT Application Information · 12 May 2026
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL ADDENDUM Application Information · 12 May 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • ACOUSTICS ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • DRAINAGE REPORT Application Information · 12 May 2026
  • HERITAGE DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 May 2026
  • PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 12 May 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 20 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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