12 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 5BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02629/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Refused

Proposal

Installation of air source heat pump to rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

10 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

17 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

28 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Cambridge). The older provisional map had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Survey report ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Cambourne built-up area.

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

Council: South Cambridgeshire
Application type: Householder Works/Extension
Postcode: CB23 5BN
Received: 10 Jul 2026
Validated: 10 Jul 2026
Ward: Cambourne
Parish: Cambourne CP
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Sept 2026
Decision: Refused Permission
Decision date: 28 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Octopus Energy Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for householder applications. Refused, as 3% of householder applications here are.

This one49d

Council53d

UK55d

91%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

278decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

48 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 5BN

Single storey side and rear extensions.

22/04766/HFUL 15 Dec 2022

2022 Approved

48 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 5BN

Single storey side and rear extensions.

22/04766/HFUL 15 Dec 2022

2021 Approved

35 Orchard Way Cambourne CB23 5BN

Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension

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2021 Approved

35 Orchard Way Cambourne CB23 5BN

Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension

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2019 Approved

9 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridge CB23 5BN

Existing conservatory replaced with orangery at rear of property

S/3733/19/FL 27 Dec 2019

2019 Approved

9 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridge CB23 5BN

Existing conservatory replaced with orangery at rear of property

S/3733/19/FL 27 Dec 2019

2019 Refused

9 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridge CB23 5BN

Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension and removal of exist…

S/2965/19/LD 18 Oct 2019

2019 Refused

9 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridge CB23 5BN

Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension and removal of exist…

S/2965/19/LD 18 Oct 2019

2018 Approved

21 Orchard Way Cambourne CB23 5BN

Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey side extension under permitted develop…

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2018 Approved

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Lawful Development Certificate for a single storey side extension under permitted develop…

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2017 Approved

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2016 Approved

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2016 Approved

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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

12 Orchard Way Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 5BN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 4

Site constraints 2

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