56 High Street Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective heightening of the chimney stack with three courses of brickwork, and retrospective full rethatch and installation of firewall membrane and associated replacement flue and flaunching. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 7
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- 20 m62, High StreetGrade II
- 36 mThe Old SmithyGrade II
- 51 mThe Old VicarageGrade II
- 71 m21 and 23, High StreetGrade II
- 85 mOutbuildings to Number 21Grade II
- 97 mParish Church of St Helen and St MaryGrade I
- 100 mBourn War Memorial, CambridgeshireGrade II
- 106 mWillow HouseGrade II
- 111 mOld School HouseGrade II
- 128 m23, 25 and 27, Church StreetGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Householder Works/Extension
- Postcode
- CB23 2TR
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Caldecote
- Parish
- Bourn CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JB Heritage
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 19 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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