Planning application
26/02312/REM
Land At Parcels Q And S Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Proposal
Reserved Matters Approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of an Energy Farm (Sui Generis use class) positioned on Parcel Q (as defined in the approved Wellcome Genome Campus Strategic Design Guide). Consisting of: erection of plant and welfare building (up to 105m2 GEA), associated parking, servicing area, supporting facilities, sub-surface boreholes (located beneath Parcel S) and connections to and provision of ambient loop infrastructure, primary substation, drainage infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping including lighting, access improvements from Commercial Loop, associated engineering, earthworks and utilities works and part discharge of condition 17.
As published by the council, reference 26/02312/REM
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
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 reserved matters applications
How this application type works
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, typically appearance, landscaping, layout, scale or access. The council judges it against the outline permission already granted, not the principle of development, which is settled. It must normally be submitted within three years of the outline decision.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/00823/COND4 Awaiting decision
Parcel D Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Materials - sample panels) of Reserved Matters application 25/00823/REM
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25/00823/COND7 Awaiting decision
Parcel D Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Submission of details required by condition 7 (tree pits) of Reserved Matters application 25/00823/REM
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25/00823/COND11 Awaiting decision
Parcel D Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Submission of details required by condition 11 (rainwater harvesting and recycling strategy) of Reserved Matters application 25/00823/REM
Other reserved matters applications
In South Cambridgeshire
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26/02870/REM Awaiting decision
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield, Key Phase 1, Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2.
Reserved matters approval (appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale) for the development of four blocks comprising 387 Build to Rent (BtR) dwellings with associated resident amenity areas (Use Class C3) and 482 sq.m (GEA) of flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E), areas of open space and public realm including a Lakeside Promenade and Civic Plaza, cycle storage, waste storage and substation buildings and all associated infrastructure including: access junctions, access/internal roads, parking, utilities infrastructure including alignment of service runs, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, roof mounted solar panels, green roofs, street lighting, external hard landscaping, soft landscaping and planting, ecological mitigation, footways / cycleways, car and cycle parking, boundary treatments, street furniture, lake-edge engineering works, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction materials, areas for construction use, land reprofiling, temporary haul routes and any necessary demolition at Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1 and 7.2 at Key Phase 1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development pursuant to Condition 3 of the outline planning consent ref: S/0559/17/OL (Environmental Impact Assessment application with Environmental Statement)
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26/02776/REM Awaiting decision
7 Honeysuckle Close Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3BB
Reserved matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping of plot 7 following outline planning permission of 20/04704/OUT (Outline planning for the erection of up to nine self build dwellings and associated garaging with some matters reserved except for access from Rosemary Greene Close).
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26/02718/REM Awaiting decision
New Farm, Waterside Lodges Green End Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FD
Application for the approval of matters reserved for access, appearance, Landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 7No. additional holiday lodges and associated landscaping following outline planning permission 24/01453/OUT.
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26/02681/REM Awaiting decision
Parcels 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1 And 9.2 Key Phase 1 East Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Reserved matters approval of access, appearance, landscape, layout and scale for the construction of 276 dwellings, up to 126 sq.m of floor space for retail, services and employment (Use Class A1, A2, and A3) provision at Parcels 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1 and 9.2 at Key Phase 1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development pursuant to Condition 3 of the outline planning consent ref: S/0559/17/OL including: garage buildings, outbuildings, access junctions, access roads, parking, land reprofiling, utilities infrastructure including alignment of service runs, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure, street lighting, areas of open space and public realm including ecological mitigation, soft and hard landscaping, planting, productive landscape, footways / cycleways, boundary treatments, street furniture, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction materials, areas for construction use, temporary haul routes and any necessary demolition
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25/04934/REM Granted
Land Parcel Known As Parcel 2.2A, West Cambourne, Cambridgeshire
Approval of reserved matters and discharge of planning conditions (5,8,16,20,21,22,23,25,27,28,29,30,32,36), and partial discharge of planning conditions (15 & 17) for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission S/2903/14/OL, for 86 dwellings, including affordable housing, associated hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary works. (Note: Environmental Impact Assessment submitted under outline S/2903/14/OL)