Planning application
50-55 William James House Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WX
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 buildings/hardstanding and erection of commercial building(s) (use classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 to be applied flexibly) with associated substation, servicing, access, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure works
As published by the council, reference 26/02816/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02816/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- East Chesterton
- Postcode
- CB4 0WX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Cambridge
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Twenty5 Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2025 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
102 documents on file for this application
- PUBLIC ART
- UPDATED DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- TECHNICAL NOTE - RESPONSE TO LLFA
- EAST WEST RAIL
- CADENT GAS (PLAN)
- CADENT GAS
- CADENT GAS (ATTACHMENT)
- URBAN DESIGN
- LANDSCAPE
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- DESIGNING OUT CRIME OFFICER - CAMBS POLICE
- PLACE SERVICES - TREES
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LLFA
- SUSTAINABILITY
- ECOLOGY
- CADENTGAS
- CADENTGAS
- SITE NOTICE PHOTO
- TIER 2 CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- ARCHAELOGY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- FEE CALCULATION
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE SURVEY
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- SITEWIDE OUTLINE FIRE STRATEGY REPORT
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND WEST
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SOUTH AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS NORTH AND EAST
- PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND WEST
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1
- EXISTING SITE PLAN LEVELS
- EXISTING SITE PLAN DEMOLITION
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 5
- EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS NORTH AND EAST
- SITE-WIDE TRAVEL PLAN
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- OPERATIONAL NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- UTILITY STRATEGY REPORT
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING ASSESSMENT
- ODOUR ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION COVER LETTER
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3
- PRELIMINARY BREEAM ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- SURFACE WATER PRO-FORMA
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- OPERATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- PRE-DEMOLITION AUDIT
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOTECHNICAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- SITE LOCATION
- SITE LOCATION AND 1KM SEARCH AREA
- BEDROCK GEOLOGY
- SUPERFICIAL GEOLOGY
- DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS
- NON-DESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSETS
- PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS/EVENTS
- EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE AIM PROJECT
- NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION SURVEY
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