Rectory Farm Middle Street Thriplow Cambridge Cambridgeshire SG8 7RD Data via plota.co.uk

26/02708/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Partial demolition of existing collapsed wall and erection of a new wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Jul 2026
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Thriplow 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 124 m away: Thriplow Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Thriplow built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG8 7RD
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Whittlesford
Parish
Thriplow And Heathfield CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Twenty-Nine Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 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