Queen Marys Nurses Home 31 Church Lane Papworth Everard CB23 3QN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use to education use (Class F1) and associated external alterations to building, provision of a multi-use games area, works to vehicular access, new timber canopy, new boundary treatments, new landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
17 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Papworth Everard 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Papworth Everard
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1614 m away: A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme; Inside the Papworth Everard built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · 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 3

Last sold for £3,000,000 in December 2021. Other property, freehold.

1 December 2021£1,000Leasehold. A nominal price. One of 2 sales recorded that day
1 December 2021£3,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
10 December 2019£1,500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area1,873 m² (20,161 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 87)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in South Cambridgeshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB23 3QN
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Papworth Everard CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided 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

8comments received
8 neutral

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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.