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Erection of a station building with passenger waiting facilities, toilets, ticket office, retail space, amenity space, rail staff accommodation and facilities. The development also includes two main line platforms and a bay platform with a footbridge (with lifts) providing access over the main lines and operational sidings from the station building to the platforms. External works include car (450 spaces) and cycle (1000 spaces) parking and hard and soft landscaping. Construction of new vehicular access from Cowley Road and new pedestrian and cycle links to the surrounding area. The development will be linked to the existing guided 'Busway' network by a short length of new busway connecting to a longer section of track which is authorised by an existing planning permission.

Land At Chesterton Sidings, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

ApproveReference: S/1497/13/CMCambridgeshire County Council

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Land At Chesterton Sidings, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Application summary

Status
Approve
Application type
Full application
Received
3 Jul 2013
Validated
3 Jul 2013
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
Cambridgeshire County Council

Application overview

Erection of a station building with passenger waiting facilities, toilets, ticket office, retail space, amenity space, rail staff accommodation and facilities. The development also includes two main line platforms and a bay platform with a footbridge (with lifts) providing access over the main lines and operational sidings from the station building to the platforms. External works include car (450 spaces) and cycle (1000 spaces) parking and hard and soft landscaping. Construction of new vehicular access from Cowley Road and new pedestrian and cycle links to the surrounding area. The development will be linked to the existing guided 'Busway' network by a short length of new busway connecting to a longer section of track which is authorised by an existing planning permission.

Proposal details

Reference
S/1497/13/CM
Agent
Mr Richard Seamark, Carter Jonas (Cambridge)

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Documents 38 of 38

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Decision noticeApplication submission24 Jul 2014View
Fig_3.1_RECAP_Cambridge_Science_Park_Station.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_L_00_P03.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
_Application_-_C_05001_13_CC.msgApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Planning_Application_C_05001_13_CC_comment.msgApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.5_Accumulation_profile_final.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
DM-RESPONSE-2013_11_06-from_Natural_England.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Appendix_E.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
2014-03-11_recd_Mark_Webb_-_RE_Science_Park_Station_-_Travel_Plan.txtApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.8_Illustrative_Cowley_Road_Proposals.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.6_Traffic_count_data_final.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.1_Traffic_data_final.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
C_05001_13_CC_Science_Park_Station_Support.msgApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967-L-P-004-01.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_3.2_App_C1_and_Energy_Use.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.2_Cambs_resi_modal_split_final.PDFApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_S_00_P10.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_L_00_P14.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_L_00_P10.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
E_D_62_1003_-_Photovoltaic_Orientation.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
DAS_Addendum_final_REVISED.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_E_00_P02.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
1-1_OpenMosaicHabitat_Existing.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.3_Resi_Trips_final.PDFApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
DAS_Appendix_.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_S_00_P11.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_L_00_P15.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_E_00_P03.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
1-2_OpenMosaicHabitat_Removed.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.7_Post_Planning_Submission_Response_final.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Fig_2.4_TN10_Car_Park_Size_Analysis_V1_final.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Appendix_D.PDFApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Appendix_C_.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Appendix_B.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
Appendix_A.PDFApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
5110967_A_L_00_P04.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
1-4_PotentialOffsiteMitigationAreas.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View
1-3_OpenMosaicHabitat_Retained.pdfApplication submission22 Jul 2014View

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