15 Overcote Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5NS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01807/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear infill extension and installation of roof lantern Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 81 m away: Over; Inside the Over built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; National infrastructure project about 1211 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £1,150,000 in December 2017. Detached house, freehold.

22 December 2017£1,150,000
20 June 2003£280,000

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

Building

Floor area368 m² (3,961 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB24 5NS
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Over & Willingham
Parish
Over CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Visual Creations Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

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
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.