2 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02368/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Change of roofing material from clay pantile to natural slate on the existing 1970s extension and the proposed extension to it. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Consultation
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF BRIEF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 2, Church Lane
List entry 1127268 · 6 m from the pin · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 14 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Elsworth 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Elsworth built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB23 4HU
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Elsworth CP
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
386decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey…
25/04235/LBC
2025 Approved
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey…
25/04234/HFUL
2025 Approved
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey…
25/04235/LBC
2025 Approved
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey…
25/04234/HFUL
2025 Approved
T 1 - Ash - Fell to ground level.
25/1012/TTCA
2025 Approved
T 1 - Ash - Fell to ground level.
25/1012/TTCA
2023 Approved
Replace above ground LGP tank on concrete base to below ground vessel, restore garden to…
23/00694/LBC
2023 Approved
Replace above ground LGP tank on concrete base to below ground vessel, restore garden to…
23/00615/HFUL
2023 Approved
Replace above ground LGP tank on concrete base to below ground vessel, restore garden to…
23/00694/LBC
2023 Approved
Replace above ground LGP tank on concrete base to below ground vessel, restore garden to…
23/00615/HFUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
12 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Removal and disposal of 3 small Conifer trees, Tree A, B and C.
25/1335/TTCA
2025 Approved
12 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Removal and disposal of 3 small Conifer trees, Tree A, B and C.
25/1335/TTCA
2025 Approved
20 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Large Spruce tree - Fell
25/0355/TTCA
2025 Approved
20 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Large Spruce tree - Fell
25/0355/TTCA
2024 Approved
10 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Non-native blue Spruce - Remove
24/1082/TTCA
2024 Approved
10 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Non-native blue Spruce - Remove
24/1082/TTCA
2024 Approved
29 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
T1 - Ash tree - full removal due to an insurance claim being put in due to subsidence.
24/0235/TTCA
2024 Approved
29 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
T1 - Ash tree - full removal due to an insurance claim being put in due to subsidence.
24/0235/TTCA
2023 Approved
24 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
T1 - Dawn Redwood - fell T2 - Deodar Cedar - Fell
23/1285/TTCA
2023 Approved
24 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
T1 - Dawn Redwood - fell T2 - Deodar Cedar - Fell
23/1285/TTCA
2023 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Tree T1: Flowering Plum. Fell to ground level as the tree was originally planted over the…
23/0961/TTCA
2023 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Tree T1: Flowering Plum. Fell to ground level as the tree was originally planted over the…
23/0961/TTCA
2022 Withdrawn
24 And 26 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Construction of a vehicular access bridge and formation of parking areas to front of 24 a…
22/05053/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
24 And 26 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Construction of a vehicular access bridge and formation of parking areas to front of 24 a…
22/05053/FUL
2022 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Free standing pergola in the rear garden
22/04119/HFUL
2022 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Free standing pergola in the rear garden
22/04119/HFUL
2022 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
PLUM (TI) Carry out crown reduction by 2M Top & 1.5M to the side. Thin the crown density…
22/1068/TTCA
2022 Approved
41 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
PLUM (TI) Carry out crown reduction by 2M Top & 1.5M to the side. Thin the crown density…
22/1068/TTCA
2022 Approved
10 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Single storey front extension
22/01749/HFUL
2022 Approved
10 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Single storey front extension
22/01749/HFUL
2016 Approved
1 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Alteration & resurface existing drive partial demolision of side drive
S/0071/16/FL
2016 Approved
11 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Construction of Garden Office Pod in rear garden
S/0419/16/FL
2016 Approved
11 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Construction of Garden Office Pod in rear garden
S/0419/16/FL
2016 Approved
11 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Construction of Garden Office Pod 2.7m high by 3.4m wide in rear garden
S/0360/16/LB
2016 Approved
11 Church Lane Elsworth Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Construction of Garden Office Pod 2.7m high by 3.4m wide in rear garden
S/0360/16/LB
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings