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Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/03176/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 25 November 2022 to 1 January 2023 (not including 25 December 2022).

As published by the council, reference 22/03176/FUL

Application record

Reference
22/03176/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
12 Jul 2022
Validated
16 Aug 2022
Decided
7 Nov 2022
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Wimpole CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG8 0BW

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/03456/FUL Awaiting decision

    Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW

    Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions, lights installations, and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 20th November 2026 to 15th January 2027 (not including 25 December 2026). Also including one marquee type structure in concession area.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01804/FUL Granted

    Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW

    Temporary planning application for a family-focused event, the Summer of Play, to be held on the Front Park (formerly known as Battlefield) at Wimpole for a period of 50 days during the summer holidays to include the creation of a temporary play hub featuring the erection of four (4) temporary structures: Two (2) canvas bell tents (one 5 metres in diameter and one 7 metres in diameter), and Two (2) stretch tents (each approximately 13 metres in diameter).

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jul 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 16 Aug 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 7 November 2022, 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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