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Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

Decided South Cambridgeshire 21/01549/SCOP EIA Scoping Report

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion with respect to the proposed development of up to 280 new homes, provision of open space, pedestrian and cycle links, landscaping and access

As published by the council, reference 21/01549/SCOP

Application record

Reference
21/01549/SCOP
Type
EIA Scoping Report
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA Scoping Report Issued
Received
1 Apr 2021
Validated
1 Apr 2021
Decided
5 May 2021
Ward
Sawston
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/03955/NMA2 Granted

    Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    Non-material amendment on 21/03955/FUL to amend the house type drawings to suit updated range

    Decided 27 Oct 2022 Amendments
  • 21/03955/CONDA Split decision

    Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (CEcMP), 5 (lighting design for biodiversity), 6 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 8 (Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Surface Water Drainage (Construction)), 10 (TMP), 11(Highway Condition Survey), 13 (Garages), 14 ( Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)), 15 (Foul Water Drainage), 16 (Materials), 17(Landscape Details), 18 (Sustainable Show Homes), 19 (Future Street Management), and 20 (Fire Hydrants ) of planning permission 21/03955/FUL

    Decided 18 Jan 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2021

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 5 May 2021

    Decision issued: EIA Scoping Report Issued

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Barton Willmore LLP Agent

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

South Cambridgeshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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Nearby applications

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  • Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    21/00368/SCRE Submitted 27 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Screening Opinion for the construction of up to 280 residential dwellings

    Decided Outline 20 docs
  • Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    21/03955/CONDA Submitted 8 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (CEcMP), 5 (lighting design for biodiversity), 6 (Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy), 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 8 (Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Surface Water Drainage (Construction)), 10 (TMP), 11(Highway Condition Survey), 13 (Garages), 14 ( Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)), 15 (Foul Water Drainage), 16 (Materials), 17(Landscape Details), 18 (Sustainable Show Homes), 19 (Future Street Management), and 20 (Fire Hydrants ) of planning permission 21/03955/FUL

    Split decision Conditions 147 docs
  • South Cambridge Business Park, Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3FE

    21/03955/NMA3 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    Non material amendment on application 21/03955/FUL to add a garden pod to plot 1 and add a conservatory to plot 2

    Granted Amendments Extension 13 docs
  • Land South Of Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    21/03955/NMA2 Submitted 29 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment on 21/03955/FUL to amend the house type drawings to suit updated range

    Granted Amendments 50 docs
  • Land South Of South Cambridge Business Park Babraham Road Sawston Cambridgeshire

    25/02522/S73 Submitted 26 Jun 2025 150 yards away

    S73 to vary condition 1 (approved drawings) and condition 2 (linking condition) of 22/04685/S73 (S73 Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 21/03955/FUL (Erection of 280 dwellings, including 72 affordable dwellings, two new vehicular accesses from Babraham Road, pedestrian and cycle access, publicly accessible open space, a Local Area of Play (LAP) and a Local Equipped Area of Play (LEAP), landscaping and earthworks and surface water drainage, associated amenity space and attenuation features and internal infrastructure) to relocate the pump station and substation) to amend house types at plots 54 to 73 and 94 to 134, affecting 61 plots in total, and associated layout and landscape alterations, and to remove reference to conditions 13 (garage details), 17 (hard and soft landscaping) and 26 (obscure glazing) in condition 2 of 22/04685/S73.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 75 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land South Of South Cambridge Business Park Babraham Road Sawston Cambridge South Cambridgeshire

    22/04685/CONDA Submitted 19 Apr 2023 150 yards away

    Submission of details required by conditons 3 (construction environment management plan), 5 (lighting design strategy), 8 (surface water drainage), 10 (traffic management plan) and 19 (future management and maintenance of streets) of planning permission 21/03955/FUL

    Granted Conditions 52 docs

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    Outline application for residential development of land for up to 3 No. dwellings (all matters reserved except access)

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 25/04768/OUT Granted

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    Outline application for the erection of up to 2no self-build/ custom build dwellings including vehicular access from Papworth Road

    Received 9 Dec, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 26/03288/SCRE Decided

    Sawston Greenway Cambridgeshire

    EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for a new non-motorised shared use path (also referred to as a Greenway) for use by cyclists, pedestrians and where possible horse-riders, linking Sawston to Cambridge city centre, via the villages of Great Shelford and Stapleford. From north to south, the Greenway would begin in Cambridge at the intersection between Long Road (A1134) and Robinson Way on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), extending along Robinson Way and then following Francis Crick Avenue south to join the Genome Path. The route would then follow the Genome Path until linking into the village of Great Shelford at Charston Road and passing behind Shelford train station. Exiting Great Shelford, the route goes south-east through Stapleford village connecting to London Road (A1301).

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Outline
  • 25/04624/PIP Refused

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    Received 27 Nov, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 26/02947/SCRE Decided

    Street Record St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire

    EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for upto 138 residential dwellings along with associated infrastructure including provision of new site access, internal roads, parking, public open space, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements and other associated works with all matters reserved except for the primary point of access onto St Neots Road.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Outline