Field Opposite 10 Leaden Hill Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01015/PIP - Permission in Principle Withdrawn

Proposal

Residential development of up to two self-build dwellings with associated access and residential curtilage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
16 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
−
Withdrawn
14 May 2026

Withdrawn on 14 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Orwell 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
SG8 5QH
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Orwell CP
Case officer
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Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
24 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Apr 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