Planning Watchdog

We monitor and review planning policies and planning applications. We respond when we are concerned about their impact on heritage, landscape, environment and quality of life. In 2017 we responded formally to 45 applications, plans or proposals.

Click on the links below to read our latest responses- the most recent is at the top.

2018-19 Responses

• App_development_in_walled_garden_Whittlesford.pdf- this is an application for several new homes within an existing walled garden adjacent to the Listed Church in Whittlesford. Concerns about lack of information over significance of walled garden and impact to setting and context.

• GCP_Greenways_consult_Barton_and_Haslingfield.pdf- our response to the GCP consultation for a Greenway in Barton and Haslingfield.

• Lion_Yard_demo_and_redevelopment_adj_St_Andrews_Church.pdf- application for demolition of existing structures and redevelopment of site around St Andrews Church, including new restaurants and entrance to Lion Yard.

• 103_Mill_Road_second_application.pdf- second application for the redevelopment of the former Mickey Flynn site

• Outline_app_RLW_Waterbeach_new_town_east.pdf- east side of new town at Waterbeach by developer RLW outline application

• Wellcome_Trust_Genome_Campus_environ_assessment_app.pdf- Wellcome Trust environment assessment of proposals to expand the campus across the A1301 prior to more formal application

• Cambs_Pboro_Minerals_Waste_Plan_consult.pdf- public consultation on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals and Waste proposals

• Lion_Yard_change_of_use_to_hotel__new_nightclub.pdf- application for change of use from offices to budget hotel and relocation of nightclub to basement at Lion Yard. 

• Amendments_to_UandC_application_New_Town_Waterbeach.pdf- Amendments were submitted to the original and still undecided outline application for the new town at Waterbeach west.

• Trumpington_PandR_extension_to_car_park.pdf- application for proposed extension to the existing park and ride at Trumpington.

• Consult_on_CPIER.pdf- consultation response to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Independent Economic Review.

• East_House_Wandlebury_gate_in_garden_wall.pdf- application for listed building consent to insert new gate/door in existing listed garden wall.

• Government_consult_NPPF_revisions.pdf- national consultation on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.

• Outline_application_Land_north_of_Cherry_Hinton.pdf- response to outline planning application for new development at land north of Cherry Hinton.

• 292_Hills_Road_demolition.pdf- proposed demolition of 292 Hills Road, unlisted building and not within a conservation area. 

• GCP_Cambourne_to_Cambridge_public_consult.pdf- our response to GCP proposals for Cambourne to Cambridge bus way public consultation.

• Public_consult_Old_Press_Mill_Lane_redevelopment.pdf- our response to the public consultation on the redevelopment of the Old Press/Mill Lane area in Cambridge within a conservation area and containing several listed buildings. 

• 103_Mill_Road_redevelopment.pdf- first application for the redevelopment of 103 Mill Road former Mickey Flynn site. 

• GCP_A1307_corridor_proposals.pdf- our response to the GCP proposals for the A1307 corridor between Haverhill and Cambridge.