Beech Cottage 8 High Street Brinkley Cambridgeshire CB8 0SE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00786/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of timber-clad outbuilding for residential use as a garden summerhouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
24 Sept 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

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

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision - Permitted FUL DC Decision · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE Design & Acce statementss Statement / Plan DC Report · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Beech Cottage
List entry 1126334 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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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Brinkley 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.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 455 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Inside the Brinkley 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

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Important details

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB8 0SE
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Brinkley
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
245decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14948666
Planning Portal ref
PP-14948666
Neighbours
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Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026

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East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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