Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02833/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Awaiting decision
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Retrospective two ancillary single-storey outbuildings within the rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Sept 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent extensions.

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN ACCESS AND PLANNING STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT Application Officer Correspondence · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Also on the record
Green belt 26 m away: Cambridge.
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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB5 8TF
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fen Ditton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 4 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 2…
22/04631/CONDA
2023 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 4 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 2…
22/04631/CONDA
2023 Approved
Part single storey, part two storey side/rear extension.
23/00236/HFUL
2023 Approved
Part single storey, part two storey side/rear extension.
23/00236/HFUL
2022 Approved
Two storey extension to side. Gates, walls and fences to front boundary.
22/04631/HFUL
2022 Approved
Two storey extension to side. Gates, walls and fences to front boundary.
22/04631/HFUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outl…
25/04398/REM
2025 Approved
Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outl…
25/04398/REM
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access
23/00017/OUT
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access
23/00017/OUT
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Retrospective conversion of existing Garage/Workshop to Annex
22/01197/HFUL
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Retrospective conversion of existing Garage/Workshop to Annex
22/01197/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension, double garage, and front wall. Resubmission of 21/02790/HFUL
21/05331/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension, double garage, and front wall. Resubmission of 21/02790/HFUL
21/05331/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension and double garage
21/02790/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension and double garage
21/02790/HFUL
2016 Approved
1 Black House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Single Storey Extension & internal alterations and temporary living accommodation (Part r…
S/2997/16/FL
2016 Approved
1 Black House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Single Storey Extension & internal alterations and temporary living accommodation (Part r…
S/2997/16/FL
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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings