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Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

Granted South Cambridgeshire 24/00481/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Installation of a ground mounted solar array, Construction of a high voltage transformer station, Construction of gravel access roads and provision of a perimeter fence.

As published by the council, reference 24/00481/FUL

Application record

Reference
24/00481/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Granted Permission
Received
9 Feb 2024
Validated
22 Feb 2024
Decided
17 Jul 2024
Ward
Bassingbourn
Parish
Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG8 5LX

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00481/CONDC Awaiting decision

    Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

    Submission of details required by conditions 4 (Surface Water Scheme) and 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 24/00481/FUL

    Submitted 28 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00481/CONDB Granted

    Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

    Submission of details required by conditions 6 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and 9 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) of planning permission 24/00481/FUL

    Decided 12 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00481/CONDA Split decision

    Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

    Submission of details required by condition 3 (Contaminated Land Risk Assessment), 4 (surface water drainage), 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI)), 6 (Construction Ecological Management Plan (CEcMP, 7 (Hard landscaping), 8 (Scheme of Ecology Enhancement) and 9 (Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Plan) of planning permission 24/00481/FUL

    Decided 20 May 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Feb 2024

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 22 Feb 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  4. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

106 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 17 July 2024, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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