54 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS Data via plota.co.uk

25/04108/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Demolish existing conservatory and chimneys. Single storey rear extension, conversion of existing barn to habitable living space, external covered walkway linking the barn and dwelling, timber pergola, new front gate, alterations to doors and fenestration and internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
4 Nov 2025
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Consultation
13 Nov 2025
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Approved
23 Dec 2025

Approved on 23 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 8

PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY REPORT Application Information · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND ROOST ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PAGE 1-50 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY PAGE 51-82 Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EMAIL - UPDATED PROPOSAL Agent / Applicant Comments · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BARN BUILDING - REPORT Application Information · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Oaklands
List entry 1161546 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 ↗
Comberton - Village 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Cambridge Core Area; National infrastructure project 219 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; Inside the Comberton built-up area; Green belt 38 m away: Cambridge; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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 2

Last sold for £1,600,000 in July 2022. Detached house, freehold.

6 July 2022£1,600,000
24 April 1995£220,000

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

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB23 7DS
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Harston & Comberton
Parish
Comberton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
23 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Snell David Camrbridge Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for householder applications. Approved, as 97% of householder applications here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
734decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
13 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Demolition of existing rear cartlodge and construction of new cartlodge, alterations to e…
25/04110/HFUL
2025 Approved
Demolition of existing rear cartlodge and construction of new cartlodge, alterations to e…
25/04110/HFUL
2025 Approved
Demolish existing conservatory and chimneys. Single storey rear extension, conversion of…
25/04109/LBC
2025 Approved
Demolish existing conservatory and chimneys. Single storey rear extension, conversion of…
25/04109/LBC
2025 Approved
Ash rear of Annex - Fell
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2025 Approved
Ash rear of Annex - Fell
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2024 Approved
T1: Rowan - 50% die-back (see image) - Remove tree T2: Cherry - Crown reduce on road side…
24/0006/TTCA
2024 Approved
T1: Rowan - 50% die-back (see image) - Remove tree T2: Cherry - Crown reduce on road side…
24/0006/TTCA
2022 Approved
Install a wood burning stove in the central bay inglenook recess on the ground floor, usi…
22/04208/LBC
2022 Approved
Install a wood burning stove in the central bay inglenook recess on the ground floor, usi…
22/04208/LBC
2022 Approved
2 x Cypress - fell Cypress hedge - fell Cypress Hedge - fell Mixed Hedge at front - reduc…
22/1147/TTCA
2022 Approved
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22/1147/TTCA
Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Infilling of former pond and relandscaping of the garden
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
1 Barrons Way Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7EQ
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2022 Approved
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(T1) Apple - reduce and shape by 3.5m - remove crossing branches and water shoots.
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2022 Approved
28 West Street Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DS
(T1) Apple - reduce and shape by 3.5m - remove crossing branches and water shoots.
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2016 Approved
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South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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

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