1 The Brambles Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/02864/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

First floor side extension, garage conversion, replacement windows, veranda to the rear, and replacement of the gable roof with a hipped roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT Application Information · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF EMAIL REVISED ILLUSTRATIVE ELEVATIONS STREET SCENE AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN Agent / Applicant Comments · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Comments · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 496 m away: Balsham Wood SSSI; Inside the Balsham built-up area; National infrastructure project 986 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £560,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

15 January 2026£560,000

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

Building

Floor area165 m² (1,776 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB21 4ED
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Balsham
Parish
Balsham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
J.A.P. Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.