6 Ashen Green Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01562/PRIOR - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Installation of 11 No. solar panels. 7 No. installed on a section of pitched roof and 4 No. on a section of flat roof at first floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Great Shelford 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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; National infrastructure project about 450 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Great Shelford and Stapleford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £337,500 in June 2005. Detached house, freehold.

3 June 2005£337,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval
Postcode
CB22 5EY
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Great Shelford CP
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 40 for prior approvals. Approved, as 76% of prior approvals here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
94decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.