Fowlmere Primary School Butts Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01055/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing windows and replacement with double glazed Heritage products (combination of lead & steel) in the listed school house and the installation of double glazed aluminium units (including doors) in the extension. Replacement of a timber door like for like. Replacement of a brick coping on a parapet, like for like reclaimed bricks to be used. Installation of a 1800mm high fencing, replacement of existing roofs mostly on the extension and overlay 2 No. small flat roofs on the schoolhouse, Replacement of Rainwater goods and fascias with like for like materials and colours. re-plaster damp affected rooms (4no.). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Approved
19 May 2026

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

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Fowlmere built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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
SG8 7SL
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Foxton
Parish
Fowlmere CP
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BTG Eddisons

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