36 Margett Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8QY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01687/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Partial conversion of existing garage with link to main house, including replacement of garage door with window. Single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Conservation area about 25 m away: Cottenham; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Cottenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 2

Last sold for £525,000 in March 2026. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2026£525,000
13 October 2017£460,000

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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB24 8QY
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chris Low Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
665decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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.