Land North Of 61 Church Street Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01516/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing barn and the erection of a dwelling, conversion and extension of barn to form a dwelling, and associated landscaping and access works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 May 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Documents 51

Statements & assessments 19

PDF CONFIRMATION REGARDING BNG PROVISION Agent / Applicant Comments · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED BAT SURVEY REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF UPDATED BAT SURVEY REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF ECOLOGY VALIDATION LETTER Application Information · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CLARIFICAITON REGARDING VALIDITY OF ECOLOGY INFORMATION Application Information · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENT AND TREE PROTECTION SCHEME Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SMALL SITES BNG METRIC Application Information · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 51 m away: Gamlingay; 13 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full Application
Postcode
SG19 3JJ
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Gamlingay
Parish
Gamlingay CP
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pegasus Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 43 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
143decided in the last year

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

Public comments

12comments received
11 objecting1 neutral

92% object · above the UK average of 74%

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
6 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 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