300 Barn High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TX Data via plota.co.uk

25/04486/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of a Cart Shed into 1 No. self/custom build Dwelling adjacent 300 High Street, Cottenham. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Consultation
2 Dec 2025
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Approved
20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Cottenham 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
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Cottenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 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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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB24 8TX
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Design Partnership (Ely) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 21 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
302decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
2 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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