Land Adjacent To Nursing Home Pierce Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02506/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of a single dwelling and detached garage on land at Pierce Lane, Fulbourn. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 99.

Site constraints 5

Fulbourn 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: FULBOURN Parish
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 48, Pierce Lane, Grade II, 56 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Fulbourn built-up area; National infrastructure project 1454 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB21 5DL
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn CP
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Freeland Rees Roberts Architects

Decision outlook

Day 99, past the statutory target. 73% of new homes in South Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 9943 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Public comments

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 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