Planning application
Sheepfold West Square Land To The West Of Cambourne Cambourne CB23 6ER
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the detailed design and layout of the West Square within the Sheepfold Neighbourhood, including street furniture, boundary treatments, surfacing, planting and access arrangements following outline planning permission S/2903/14/OL (Development of up to 2350 residential units including affordable housing retail use classes A1-A5 (up to 1.04 ha) offices/light industry use class B1 (up to 6.25ha) community and leisure facilities use class D1 and D2 (up to 0.92 ha) Two primary schools and one secondary school (up to 11 ha) use class D1 three vehicular access points including the extension and modification of Sheepfold Lane a four arm roundabout provided on A1198/Caxton Bypass and an access point off the A1198 south of the Caxton Gibbet to serve the proposed employment uses a network of segregated pedestrian and cycle routes sustainable drainage system and other infrastructure together with associated earth works parking open space including equipped play playing fields and landscaping)
As published by the council, reference 24/04690/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 24/04690/REM
- Type
- Approval of Reserved Matters
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 16 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Cambourne
- Parish
- Cambourne CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB23 6ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2024
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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26 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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12 Sep 2026
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Taylor Wimpey plc Agent, registered in High Wycombe
Active · incorporated 1935 · High Wycombe
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 26 September 2025, 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 reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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