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Former Hotel Felix Whitehouse Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX

Refused South Cambridgeshire 21/00953/FUL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a care home (Use Class C2) with external amenity space, access, parking, landscaping and other associated works

As published by the council, reference 21/00953/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/00953/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refused Permission
Received
1 Mar 2021
Validated
1 Mar 2021
Decided
22 Jul 2022
Ward
Girton
Parish
Girton CP
Decision by
Committee Decision (Area/Main)
Postcode
CB3 0LX

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03681/CONDA Granted

    Former Hotel Felix Whitehouse Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX

    Submission of details required by condition 26 (External materials) of application 25/03681/S73

    Decided 24 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 25/03681/S73 Granted

    Former Hotel Felix Whitehouse Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX

    S73 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Construction Surface Water Management), 6 (Site Investigation and Remediation), 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement), 14 (Landscaping) and 21 (Energy Strategy) of planning permission 21/00953/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a care home (Use Class C2) with external amenity space, access, parking, landscaping and other associated works). Amendments required to approved plans in order to review efficiencies in how the building would operate, to ensure compliance with current building regulations and to better suit the operational requirements of the care provider. Submission of details required by conditions 3, 4, 6, 12, 14 and 21 and variation of wording of conditions to compliance conditions.

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Mar 2021

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 22 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge

Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge

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Documents

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

226 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Cambridgeshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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    25/03681/CONDA Submitted 8 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Submission of details required by condition 26 (External materials) of application 25/03681/S73

    Granted Conditions 26 docs

  • Former Hotel Felix Whitehouse Lane Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0LX

    25/03681/S73 Submitted 22 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    S73 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans), 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Construction Surface Water Management), 6 (Site Investigation and Remediation), 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement), 14 (Landscaping) and 21 (Energy Strategy) of planning permission 21/00953/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a care home (Use Class C2) with external amenity space, access, parking, landscaping and other associated works). Amendments required to approved plans in order to review efficiencies in how the building would operate, to ensure compliance with current building regulations and to better suit the operational requirements of the care provider. Submission of details required by conditions 3, 4, 6, 12, 14 and 21 and variation of wording of conditions to compliance conditions.

    Granted Amendments Demolition 77 docs

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