Land Adjacent 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02819/PRIOR - Prior Approval Awaiting decision
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn to 1no 1-bedroom dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 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 changes of use.

Documents

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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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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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24 Jul 2026Pending

Land Adjacent 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU

Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn to 1no 1-bedroom dwelling.

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24 Jul 2026Pending

Land Adjacent 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU

Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn to 1no 1-bedroom dwelling.

26/02819/PRIOR

Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Prior Approval
Postcode
SG8 0NU
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
The Mordens
Parish
Steeple Morden CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
BBR Design

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
30decided in the last year

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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land Adjacent To 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU
Change of use and conversion of existing stable barn to a single dwelling
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2025 Refused
Land Adjacent To 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU
Change of use and conversion of existing stable barn to a single dwelling
25/00478/PRIOR
2024 Approved
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Submission of details required by condition 1 (foul and surface water) of planning permis…
23/01730/CONDA
2024 Approved
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Submission of details required by condition 1 (foul and surface water) of planning permis…
23/01730/CONDA
2023 Approved
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Erection of carport and store following demolition of existing outbuilding.
23/04465/HFUL
2023 Approved
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Erection of carport and store following demolition of existing outbuilding.
23/04465/HFUL
2023 Refused
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Conversion of an agricultural building to 1 no. residential dwelling (Class C3).
23/01730/PRIOR
2023 Refused
78-80 Flittons Farm Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Conversion of an agricultural building to 1 no. residential dwelling (Class C3).
23/01730/PRIOR
2022 Refused
Flittons Farm 78-80 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Notification for prior approval for the conversion of two agricultural buildings to 2 no…
22/01210/PRIOR
2022 Refused
Flittons Farm 78-80 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Notification for prior approval for the conversion of two agricultural buildings to 2 no…
22/01210/PRIOR
2021 Refused
Flittons Farm 78-80 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and for build…
21/05512/PRIOR
2021 Refused
Flittons Farm 78-80 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NS
Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3), and for build…
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2020 Approved
Land Adjacent To 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU
Change of use and conversion of existing stable barn to a single dwelling
20/01913/PRI03Q
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent To 67 Station Road Steeple Morden Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 0NU
Change of use and conversion of existing stable barn to a single dwelling
20/01913/PRI03Q
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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