Land Adjacent To 31 Shepreth Road Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00232/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 1No. Self-Build Dwelling and Garage and creation of Vehicular Access and Parking Pursuant to Permission in Principle Approval . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jan 2026
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 118 m away: Barrington Pit 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
Inside the Barrington (South Cambridgeshire) 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 listed building 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
CB22 7SB
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Barrington CP
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Partners in Planning and Architecture Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 77% of new homes here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
47decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
4 Feb 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