Planning application
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/03456/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03456/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Barrington
- Parish
- Wimpole CP
- Postcode
- SG8 0BW
Comment by 14 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Cambridgeshire's portal.
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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26/01804/FUL Granted
Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
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).
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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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10 Sep 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Wimpole Park, Wimpole Hall Wimpole Park Road Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 0BW
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).
Granted Full applications 23 docs -
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Temporary installation of a selection of vintage fairground rides, catering concessions, light installations and temporary staff welfare units on site for the Christmas at Wimpole lights trail from 1st November 2024 to 15th January 2025 (not including 25 December 2024).
Granted Full applications 24 docs
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