Land Adj Gills Hill Farm Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03772/S73 - Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

S73 to amend condition 4 of ref: (Outline planning application of 5 self-build plots, with all matters reserved except for access.) to allow for adjustment in property footprints and total built areas for all plots. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 107 m away: Bourn Hall; Scheduled monument 249 m away: A ringwork and bailey castle, and 17th century formal garden remains, at Bourn Hall; Inside the Bourn built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: Bourn Parish; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 15 October 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
Cambridge
Application type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Bourn CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Reynolds Associates

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.3/10
Excellent
#18 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #21 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) 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
Cambridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #108 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #100 of 296
86%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #21 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #34 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,014
Total decisions
100 refused in the year to March 2026