Planning application
26/02870/REM
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield, Key Phase 1, Parcels 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/02870/REM
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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2 Aug 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.
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22/04191/FUL Granted
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26/00531/REM Awaiting decision
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Reserved Matters approval of access, appearance, landscape, layout and scale in respect of works to construct Space for Imaginative Play at Waterbeach Woods, Waterbeach Gardens, Waterbeach Gardens East and Waterbeach Lakeside East, Local Area for Play and Community Play at Waterbeach Gardens East, and Local Equipped Area for Play at Waterbeach Gardens, ground remodelling, and associated works at the existing located at Key Phase 1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development (Ref: S/0559/17/OL), including: hard and soft landscaping, land reprofiling, planting, any necessary demolition, areas for construction use and temporary stockpiling, and works to create construction access.
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21/02458/COND2A Decided
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25/01318/COND2A Awaiting decision
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Submission of details required by Condition 2 (Architectural Details) of planning reserved matters application 25/01318/REM.
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26/00534/REM Awaiting decision
Waterbeach Barracks And Airfield Key Phase 1 North, Waterbeach Gardens Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Reserved matters approval of access, appearance, landscape, layout and scale for the construction of 17 dwellings at Waterbeach Gardens (Parcel 5.4) 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: 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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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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26/02776/REM Awaiting decision
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26/02718/REM Awaiting decision
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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)
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26/01217/REM Granted
Waterbeach Barracks Denny End Road Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9PA
Reserved matters approval (outside of a Key Phase) of access, appearance, landscape, layout and scale in respect of roads, lighting, surface water drainage features, foul water drainage infrastructure, utilities, a substation, ground remodelling, landscaping, planting and all associated works including areas for construction use, any necessary temporary stockpiling of construction material, temporary construction haul roads and any necessary demolition at land to the north of KP1 of the Waterbeach Barracks and Airfield development (subject to outline planning consent S/0559/17/OL (Environmental Impact Assessment application with Environmental Statement).