Planning application
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary planning application for a family-focused event, the Summer of Play, to be held on the Front Park (formerly known as Battlefield) at Wimpole for a period of 50 days during the summer holidays to include the creation of a temporary play hub featuring the erection of four (4) temporary structures: Two (2) canvas bell tents (one 5 metres in diameter and one 7 metres in diameter), and Two (2) stretch tents (each approximately 13 metres in diameter).
As published by the council, reference 26/01804/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01804/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Barrington
- Parish
- Wimpole CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG8 0BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03456/FUL Awaiting decision
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions, lights installations, and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 20th November 2026 to 15th January 2027 (not including 25 December 2026). Also including one marquee type structure in concession area.
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22/03176/FUL Granted
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 25 November 2022 to 1 January 2023 (not including 25 December 2022).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 30 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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