The Old Garage 56 High Street Bottisham Cambridge CB25 9DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01073/VAR - Variation of condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

To vary conditions 4 (hours of operation) and 13 (commercial refuse and recycling) and to remove condition 17 (sound insulation) of decision 25/01350/FUL dated 17 June 2026 for Regularisation of the development - change of use of units 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to Class E with accompanying ancillary storage area and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 9

5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 52, High Street, Grade II, 17 m away · 1 Grade I, 4 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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 23 m away: Bottisham
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 184 m away: Moated site 90m south of Bendyshe Farm; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bottisham built-up area; National infrastructure project 1470 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Priority habitat 34 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £552,000 in July 2024. Detached house, freehold.

31 July 2024£552,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area610 m² (6,566 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 186)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Variation of condition
Postcode
CB25 9DA
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Bottisham
Parish
Bottisham
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Collins & Coward
Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

68 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15281476
Planning Portal ref
PP-15281476
Neighbours
13 Oct 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.