Melbourn Baptist Church Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/03057/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Schools, care & communityDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Demolition of Existing Hall and Construction of New Single Storey Buildings to Form Extended Coffee Lounge and Hall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN ACCESS PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENTS Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD-MAP-PLANNING Application Information · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Melbourn 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
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Melbourn 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 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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SG8 6DB
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Melbourn CP
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CBB Architects

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 90% of demolitions in South Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 11 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
143decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
24 Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
1 Silver birch - thin, reducing inner canopy and branches growing towards nearby windows…
25/0035/TTCA
2025 Approved
24 Mortlock Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
1 Silver birch - thin, reducing inner canopy and branches growing towards nearby windows…
25/0035/TTCA
2023 Approved
34A Orchard Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6HH
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the demolition of the existing rear extension an…
23/03212/CL2PD
2023 Approved
34A Orchard Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6HH
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the demolition of the existing rear extension an…
23/03212/CL2PD
2021 Approved
16 Mortlock Street Melbourn SG8 6DB
Raising the sloped roof to one side of the dormer window and the addition of a skylight t…
21/00305/HFUL
2021 Approved
16 Mortlock Street Melbourn SG8 6DB
Raising the sloped roof to one side of the dormer window and the addition of a skylight t…
21/00305/HFUL
2021 Approved
16 Mortlock Street Melbourn SG8 6DB
Raising the sloped roof to one side of the dormer window and the addition of a skylight t…
21/00305/HFUL
2019 Approved
Melbourn Baptist Church Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Demolition of part of existing hall and construction of new hall coffee lounge and meetin…
S/1871/19/FL
2019 Approved
Melbourn Baptist Church Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Demolition of part of existing hall and construction of new hall coffee lounge and meetin…
S/1871/19/FL
2019 Approved
43 Orchard Road Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6BP
Ash (T.1) - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metre…
S/1659/19/TP
2019 Approved
43 Orchard Road Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6BP
Ash (T.1) - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metre…
S/1659/19/TP
2018 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CC/C4
2018 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CC/C3
2018 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CC/C2
2018 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CM
2018 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CM
2017 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CC/C1
2017 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
Two single storey extensions to the existing primary school to enable the expansion of th…
S/0236/17/CC
2017 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
The internal relocation of an existing 15.6m x 9.6m 5 bay mobile classroom for a temporar…
S/0232/17/CM
2017 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 6DB
The internal relocation of an existing 15.6m x 9.6m 5 bay mobile classroom for a temporar…
S/0232/17/CM
2017 Approved
Melbourn Primary School Mortlock Street Melbourn SG8 6DB
The internal relocation of an existing 15.6m x 9.6m 5 bay mobile classroom, for a tempora…
S/0232/17/CC
2016 Refused
35 Orchard Road Melbourn Royston SG8 6HH
Change of use from D1 (Clinical) to C3 (a single domestic dwelling house)
S/1522/16/FL
2016 Refused
35 Orchard Road Melbourn Royston SG8 6HH
Change of use from D1 (Clinical) to C3 (a single domestic dwelling house)
S/1522/16/FL
2016 Approved
Melbourn CP School Mortlock Street Melbourn Royston SG8 6DB
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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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