7 High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01121/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Replacement garden walls to front & side elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Mar 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Sheads House
List entry 1317213 · 2 m from the pin · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Whittlesford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 12 m away: WHITTLESFORD High Street; Green belt 10 m away: Cambridge; Inside the Whittlesford 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 · 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB22 4LT
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Ward
Whittlesford
Parish
Whittlesford CP
Case officer
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Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gavin Langford Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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