Land Lying To The South Of Millfield Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/03955/PRIOR - Prior Approval Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 1 No. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent agricultural works.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Inside the Willingham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 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
Prior Approval
Postcode
CB24 5HD
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Over & Willingham
Parish
Willingham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Millen Homes Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides agricultural works by day 56.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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