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Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for detailed planning permission: new facility of circa 10,000sqm (GEA) for IWM including storage and conservation space for IWM (Phase 1A) within the IWM Duxford Museum Site (Use Class F1) and 3,500sqm (GIA) employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g), B2, B8) for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage space primarily for air mobility, aviation technology and associated uses (Phase 1B) with associated access from A505, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, servicing and associated works within avtech site.Outline planning permission: up to 50,000sqm (gea) of employment floorspace (use classes E(g), B2, B8) within a number of new buildings for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage (hangar) space primarily for Advanced air mobility, aviation technology and associated mi-tech related uses, cafe to serve development, with associated internal access, car parking, servicing, strategic landscaping/green infrastructure, internal roads, drainage attenuation and associated works.

Land At West Corner Of Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire

DecidedReference: 26/01032/SCOPSouth Cambridgeshire District Council

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Application location

Land At West Corner Of Imperial War Museum Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
EIA Scoping Report
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Determination deadline
17 Apr 2026
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Application overview

Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for detailed planning permission: new facility of circa 10,000sqm (GEA) for IWM including storage and conservation space for IWM (Phase 1A) within the IWM Duxford Museum Site (Use Class F1) and 3,500sqm (GIA) employment floorspace (Use Classes E(g), B2, B8) for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage space primarily for air mobility, aviation technology and associated uses (Phase 1B) with associated access from A505, internal roads, car parking, landscaping, servicing and associated works within avtech site.Outline planning permission: up to 50,000sqm (gea) of employment floorspace (use classes E(g), B2, B8) within a number of new buildings for advanced technology, innovation, research and development, offices, testing, manufacture and storage (hangar) space primarily for Advanced air mobility, aviation technology and associated mi-tech related uses, cafe to serve development, with associated internal access, car parking, servicing, strategic landscaping/green infrastructure, internal roads, drainage attenuation and associated works.

Proposal details

Reference
26/01032/SCOP
Ward
Duxford
Parish
Duxford CP
Agent
Stantec UK Limited

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DocumentPublishedAction
SCOPING RESPONSEApplication Decision Notice · PDF28 Apr 2026View
MINISTRY OF DEFENCEConsultee Comments · PDF27 Apr 2026View
URBAN DESIGNConsultee Comments · PDF21 Apr 2026View
EOT REQUESTExtension of Time Request · PDF17 Apr 2026View
TREESConsultee Comments · PDF16 Apr 2026View
LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF16 Apr 2026View
CONTAMINATED LANDConsultee Comments · PDF15 Apr 2026View
ANGLIAN WATERConsultee Comments · PDF15 Apr 2026View
SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF14 Apr 2026View
SUSTAINABILITYConsultee Comments · PDF14 Apr 2026View
URBAN DESIGNConsultee Comments · PDF9 Apr 2026View
ENVIRONMENT AGENCYConsultee Comments · PDF9 Apr 2026View
HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF8 Apr 2026View
TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTConsultee Comments · PDF7 Apr 2026View
CLIMATE, WASTE & ENVIRONMENTConsultee Comments7 Apr 2026View
BNE - CONSERVATIONConsultee Comments · PDF2 Apr 2026View
NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comments · PDF2 Apr 2026View
ECOLOGYConsultee Comments · PDF1 Apr 2026View
BNE LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF31 Mar 2026View
LANDSCAPEConsultee Comments · PDF31 Mar 2026View
AIR QUALITYConsultee Comments · PDF30 Mar 2026View
LLFAConsultee Comments · PDF26 Mar 2026View
ARCHAEOLOGICAL OFFICERConsultee Comments · PDF26 Mar 2026View
LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comments · PDF25 Mar 2026View
CAMBRIDGE CITY AIRPORTConsultee Comments · PDF25 Mar 2026View
WASTE - SHARED SERVICEConsultee Comments24 Mar 2026View
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF23 Mar 2026View
APPLICATION VALIDApplication Officer Correspondence · PDF16 Mar 2026View
REQUEST FOR EIA SCOPING OPINIONApplication Information · PDF13 Mar 2026View
ENV. IMPACT ASSESSMENTApplication Survey / Assessment / Statement · PDF13 Mar 2026View

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