26 Main Street Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QS Data via plota.co.uk

26/03566/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of 10no. solar panels to rear extension roof and addition of solar panel battery. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent listed building works.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Old Victoria Farmhouse
List entry 1127183 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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 ↗
Hardwick 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.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 622 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Priority habitat 5 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Hardwick (South Cambridgeshire) built-up area; Green belt 78 m away: Cambridge; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. 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 1

Last sold for £520,000 in April 2006. Detached house, freehold.

6 April 2006£520,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB23 7QS
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Hardwick
Parish
Hardwick CP
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
113decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use