71 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01680/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, porch to front, roof ridge raise, erection of a garage in front garden, internal and external alterations and addition of solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Sept 2026, 23:39

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Application progress

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Received

1 May 2026

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Validated

11 May 2026

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Consultation

30 Jun 2026

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Approved

22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Documents 15

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Cambridge

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Agricultural land, grade 2

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.

Also on the record

Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; National infrastructure project 324 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council: South Cambridgeshire
Application type: Householder Works/Extension
Postcode: CB23 7QH
Received: 1 May 2026
Validated: 11 May 2026
Ward: Hardwick
Parish: Hardwick CP
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Jul 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 22 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Greg Saberton Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 19 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

This one72d

Council53d

UK55d

85%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

711decided 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

Site or press notice: 30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Approved

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Variation of Condition 14 (first floor windows) of planning application S/1128/14/FL - Re…

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2018 Approved

39 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 7QH

Car Port

S/3716/18/FL 19 Nov 2018

2018 Approved

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Car Port

S/3716/18/FL 19 Nov 2018

2016 Refused

Land At 41 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridge

Outline planning permission for one dwelling with all matters reserved except access

S/2943/16/OL 27 Jan 2017

2016 Refused

Land At 41 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridge

Outline planning permission for one dwelling with all matters reserved except access

S/2943/16/OL 27 Jan 2017

2016 Approved

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Raising the Roof to Create a Second Floor

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2016 Approved

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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

71 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 8

Site constraints 4

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