114 High Street Meldreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00677/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing carport and roof to existing garage, extension of garage and addition of new pitched roof, new carport. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Mar 2026
Consultation
16 Mar 2026
Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Meldreth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 364 m away: Melwood; Tree preservation order 12 m away: MELDRETH Parish; Inside the Meldreth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
SG8 6LB
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Meldreth CP
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
16 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #45 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #91 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #24 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #60 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
215 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
38 decided
1,509
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026