138 Ditton Lane Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02598/CL2PD - Lawful Use Certificate (S192) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a Hip to gable roof extension with rear facing dormer and 1 No. rooflight to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 84 m away: Fen Ditton; Inside the Fen Ditton built-up area; Green belt 30 m away: Cambridge; 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 · No listed building at the site · 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
Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
Postcode
CB5 8SS
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fen Ditton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate Granted
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Michael Bullivant Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for extensions. 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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