Planning application
Land At The Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Relocation of the existing Whale Bridge.
As published by the council, reference 25/04391/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04391/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Duxford
- Parish
- Duxford CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB22 4QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
11 Nov 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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29 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 19 March 2026, 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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