Planning application
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings/hardstanding and erection of commercial building (use classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 to be applied flexibly) with associated substation, access, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure works.
As published by the council, reference 25/04728/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04728/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Linton
- Parish
- Abington CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB21 6AP
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 10 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/04728/CONDG Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 5 (ditch infilling) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDE Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 30 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDF Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 17 (access arrangements) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDH Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDC Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submision of details required by condition 8 (foundation design) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDD Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 9 (details of the external materials) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/NMA1 Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Non material amendment on application 25/04728/FUL to add a second sub-station in close proximity to the original sub-station.
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25/04728/CONDA Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 32 (contamination) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDB Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 6 (aboricultural method statement (AMS) and tree protection plan (TPP)) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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10 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
9 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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25/04728/CONDG Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 5 (ditch infilling) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
-
25/04728/CONDE Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 30 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDF Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 17 (access arrangements) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDH Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation (WSI)) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDC Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submision of details required by condition 8 (foundation design) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDD Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 9 (details of the external materials) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
-
25/04728/NMA1 Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Non material amendment on application 25/04728/FUL to add a second sub-station in close proximity to the original sub-station.
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25/04728/CONDA Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 32 (contamination) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
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25/04728/CONDB Awaiting decision
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Submission of details required by condition 6 (aboricultural method statement (AMS) and tree protection plan (TPP)) of planning permission 25/04728/FUL
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Cambridge
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 10 June 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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