2 St Peters Field Bottisham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB25 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00685/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Change of Use from amenity land to residential garden with boundary fence - retrospective Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
29 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
24 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Consultation & comments 9

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 5 Sept 2026 View ↗
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PDF HIGHWAYS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Consultee Response DC Consultations · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 14 m away: Cambridge; Inside the Bottisham built-up area; National infrastructure project 1738 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area72 m² (775 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB25 9DH
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Bottisham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 12% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14819314
Planning Portal ref
PP-14819314
Neighbours
24 Sept 2026
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #65 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026

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.