Land At Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire

1. 3 Sep 2026

   Received by Cambridge

2. 6 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 October 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 52 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Cambridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cambridge's median decision took 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 26/01438/OUT Refused

  47 Histon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 3JD

  Outline application for the erection of a two storey one bed self/custom build detached dwelling in the rear garden of 47 Histon Road with some matters reserved except for access, layout and scale.

  15 Apr 2026 Outline
• 26/02745/SCRE Awaiting decision

  William James House Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WX

  EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the Proposed Development comprises the demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the Site to provide four mid-tech units within flexible commercial Use Classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8, together with associated reception/office accommodation, car and cycle parking, servicing yards, substation, landscaping, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) including an attenuation basin, and associated infrastructure works.

  21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/02355/SCRE Decided

  14-18 George IV Street And 20 - 22 Hills Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 1PF

  EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for proposed development at 14-18 George Street and 20-22 Hills Road

  22 Jun 2026 Outline
• 26/02567/OUT Awaiting decision

  Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WZ

  Outline planning application with all matters reserved (save for means of access), for a flexible phased development in separate and severable components comprising the demolition and retention of existing buildings and erection of new buildings to provide: (i) employment generating floorspace comprising Use Class E(g)(i) (offices) and Use Class E(g)(ii) (research and development),flexible Class E(a-f) and Classes F1 and F2 for retail, leisure, community uses and Sui Generis including associated plant, (ii) residential development in Use Class C3 and Sui Generis (co-living), and associated plant, (iii) erection of mobility hubs (Sui Generis) for vehicular and cycle parking and associated plant, and (iv) means of access comprising new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular accesses from Cowley Road, new pedestrian and cycle accesses from the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, provision of a new bus stop and crossing points of the Guided Busway, open spaces, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.

  2 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/02525/OUT Awaiting decision

  210 Queen Ediths Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 8NL

  Outline application for the erection of 1no 3bed dwelling.

  2 Jul 2026 Outline