Planning application
Land Off Balsham Road Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4LW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 65 dwellings with public open space, landscaping, sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access. All matters to be reserved except for means of access.
As published by the council, reference 26/02429/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02429/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Linton
- Parish
- Linton CP
- Postcode
- CB21 4LW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
112 documents on file for this application
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO NATURAL ENGLAND
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT TEAM COMMENTS
- RESPONSE TO LLFA
- REVISED HIA
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICER
- S106 OFFICER
- ECOLOGY
- GRASSLAND HABITAT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- 4 BAWTREE CRESCENT
- 40 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 29 BRINKMAN ROAD
- ANGLIAN WATER
- BNG METRIC
- LINTON PARISH COUNCIL - BALSHAM ROAD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
- LINTON PARISH COUNCIL - TOPOGRAPHICAL PLAN
- LINTON PARISH COUNCIL - BALSHAM ROAD - FLOODING (JULY 2021)
- 64 BALSHAM ROAD
- 90 HIGHFIELDS, GREAT YELDHAM
- TREES
- 90 HIGHFIELDS, GREAT YELDHAM, HALSTEAD
- 90 HIGHFIELDS, GREAT YELDHAM, HALSTEAD
- 40 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 40 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 27 BEECHFIELD WAY
- HOUSING STRATEGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
- ECOLOGY
- HIA
- TREE OFFICER COMMENTS
- 40 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 40 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 10B BURTON HILL, WITHERSFIELD, HAVERHILL
- 92 BALSHAM ROAD
- ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
- 52 BALSHAM ROAD
- 52 BALSHAM ROAD
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARY
- 23 BRINKMAN ROAD
- TRANSPOT ASSESSMENT SUPPORTING DOCUMENT - APPENDIX 16
- 78 BALSHAM ROAD
- 78 BALSHAM ROAD
- DRAINAGE
- URBAN DESIGN
- CONTAMINATED LAND
- PARISH
- BNE LANDSCAPE
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- LINTON PARISH COUNCIL
- 17 PARSONAGE WAY
- 17 PARSONAGE WAY
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- 149 HISTON ROAD
- PARISH COUNCIL
- LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY
- 13 WEST WAY
- WASTE - SHARED SERVICE
- 44 BRINKMAN ROAD
- SUSTAINABILITY
- 15 HORSEHEATH ROAD
- 42 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 42 BRINKMAN ROAD
- 42 BRINKMAN ROAD
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- CENTRAL EAST ICB
- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND
- UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND GROWTH
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- SITE NOTICE
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- PLANNING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED SITE ACCESS
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- HERITAGE DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- NOISE SCREENING REPORT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- AGRICULTURAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- SOCIO- ECONOMIC BENEFITS STATEMENT
- RAPID HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
- DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided outline applications in a median of 136 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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