Planning application
25/04634/OUT
Babraham Research Campus High Street Babraham Cambridgeshire CB22 3AT
Proposal
Outline application (all matters reserved apart from access) for mixed-use development at Babraham Research Campus including employment (laboratory and office) floorspace (Class E(g)(i)(ii)), up to 83 residential dwellings (Class C3), supporting community uses and social infrastructure including a nursery (Class E(f)), retail uses and community facilities (Class E(a,b,d), Class F2 (a-b)), one multi-storey car park, associated landscaping and works, demolition and infrastructure works.
As published by the council, reference 25/04634/OUT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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