51 London Road Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from lawful residential land to a car dealership (sui generis) use and hardstanding and widening of access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 10
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £8,075,000 in June 2022. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CB22 5DG
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Shelford
- Parish
- Stapleford CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Concept Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 97 days from validation, 41 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 3 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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