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Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

Decided South Cambridgeshire 22/05571/SCRE EIA Screening Opinion

Works: Extension Demolition

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

Proposal

EIA screening opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for Proposed demolition of 13,629sq.m of existing buildings, alterations and extensions by 1,275 sq.m to retained buildings to allow use within Class E within Ash House, Class E(b) within Moat House for use as gastro pub and Class C1 (hotel) within the new wing rear of Moat House, development of 41,406 sq.m of new office and technology research facilities (Class E(g)(i), (ii) and (iii)) and 23,099 sq.m of ancillary buildings including transport hub for vehicle and cycle parking, together with plant and infrastructure works including formation of two additional vehicular accesses and one additional vehicular egress from Cambridge Road and landscaping at Melbourn Science Park (the Project). The net additional floorspace will amount to 54,484 sq.m

As published by the council, reference 22/05571/SCRE

Application record

Reference
22/05571/SCRE
Type
EIA Screening Opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA Screening Not Required
Received
20 Dec 2022
Validated
28 Dec 2022
Decided
3 Mar 2023
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Melbourn CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • S/4535/19/NMA3 Granted

    Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    Non-material amendment on application S/4535/19/VC to amend the wordings of conditions 3, 5, 6, 18 and 20

    Decided 24 Jun 2021 Amendments
  • S/4535/19/CONDA Granted

    Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 23 Part C (Verification Report) of planning permission S/4535/19/VC

    Decided 2 Mar 2021 Conditions
  • S/3897/19/CONDA Granted

    Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (External Lighting) of planning permission S/3897/19/FL

    Decided 4 Sep 2020 Conditions
  • S/3897/19/COND6 Granted

    Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    Condition 6 - Soft Landscape Work

    Decided 6 Aug 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 28 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: EIA Screening Not Required

  4. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1987 · London

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Documents

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31 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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  • Land At Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    25/04589/S73 Submitted 26 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jan

    S73 to vary conditions of ref: 23/01134/FUL (Demolition of 13,594sqm of existing buildings, alterations and extensions by 1,127 sqm to retained buildings to allow use within Class E within Ash House, Class E(b) within Moat House and Class C1 within the new wing rear of Moat House, development of 46,031 sqm of new office and technology research facilities (Class E(g)(i), (ii) and (iii)) including continued use of DaVinci building and 22,941 sqm of ancillary buildings for vehicle and cycle parking, together with temporary and permanent plant and infrastructure works including formation of two additional vehicular accesses and one additional vehicular egress from Cambridge Road and landscaping), i) vary condition 2 (approved plans) of that planning permission in relation to a change to the location and appearance of an electricity substation and waste store ii) make changes to conditions to enable that substation and waste store to be commenced in advance of the submission and approval of details required by conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, and 37 iii) remove condition 9 (contamination) as the assessment now submitted demonstrates that no further investigation is required.

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    23/01134/FUL Submitted 15 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Demolition of 13,594sq.m of existing buildings, alterations and extensions by 1,127 sq.m to retained buildings to allow use within Class E within Ash House, Class E(b) within Moat House and Class C1 within the new wing rear of Moat House, development of 46,031 sq.m of new office and technology research facilities (Class E(g)(i), (ii) and (iii)) including continued use of DaVinci building and 22,941 sq.m of ancillary buildings for vehicle and cycle parking, together with temporary and permanent plant and infrastructure works including formation of two additional vehicular accesses and one additional vehicular egress from Cambridge Road and landscaping.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 356 docs
  • Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    S/3897/19/COND6 Submitted 16 Mar 2020 100 yards away

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  • Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6EE

    S/3897/19/NMA1 Submitted 25 Nov 2020 100 yards away

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    Granted Amendments 10 docs
  • Melbourn Science Park Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire

    S/3897/19/CONDA Submitted 24 Jun 2020 100 yards away

    Submission of details required by condition 8 (External Lighting) of planning permission S/3897/19/FL

    Granted Conditions 11 docs
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