Planning application
FORMER Papworth Everard Fire Station Elm Way Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from fire station to convenience store including new fencing and gates.
As published by the council, reference 25/03843/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03843/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Caxton & Papworth
- Parish
- Papworth Everard CP
- Postcode
- CB23 3RH
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/03847/ADV Awaiting decision
FORMER Papworth Everard Fire Station Elm Way Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RH
Installation of 1 No. illuminated Fascia signs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
51 documents on file for this application
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FORMER Papworth Everard Fire Station Elm Way Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RH
90% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jan
Installation of 1 No. illuminated Fascia signs.
Awaiting decision Advertising 49 docs -
Papworth Library Pendrill Court Ermine Street North Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3UY
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St Lukes Methodist Chapel Church Lane Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3QN
(Amended - T1 deleted from this notification) T2 and T3 - Dead Cherry Trees, Remove. T4 - Cherry Tree, Remove.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
5 Ermine Street South Papworth Everard CB23 3RD
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Granted Trees 8 docs -
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Awaiting decision Amendments 12 docs -
Proposed Development South Of Church Lane Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire
TPO 0001 (2010) G2: T3 Fraxinus excelcior (Ash) - Remove broken Stems. T10 Acer campestre (Field Maple) - Crown Lift on West side to 3m above ground. level AGL. This is the side over the garden Plot BL37. T11 Fraxinus excelcior (Ash) - Remove broken branch and crown lift to 3m AGL. T12 Fraxinus excelcior (Ash) multi-stemmed in garden of Plot BL34. This plot contains a semi-detached property, the tree is within the garden of the house to the East - Crown lift to 3m AGL. T13 Salix alba (White Willow) in garden of Plot BL33 - Crown lift to 5m AGL, removing lowest lateral to West and smaller drooping lateral to East. T15 Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) in garden Plot BL32 - Remove drooping stems from crown to improve appearance. T16 Acer Campestre (Field Maple) - This tree is outside the boundary line, but its crown is very close to the side of the building Plot BL31. I recommend that this is pruned to establish a clearance from the building of 2m.
Granted Trees 3 docs
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