177 High Street Cheveley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9DG Data via plota.co.uk

25/00328/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement (self-build) dwelling, 2 no. ancillary outbuildings and improvement to existing vehicular access ( following demolition of existing dwelling) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Cheveley 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Lensfield Cottage, Grade II, 15 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cheveley 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 scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £650,000 in September 2024. Detached house, freehold.

6 September 2024£650,000
18 June 2001£280,000

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

Building

Floor area241 m² (2,594 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (35 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB8 9DG
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Woodditton
Parish
Cheveley
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dean Jay Pearce Architectural Design And Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 171 days from validation, 115 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
282decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
29 May 2026
Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Feb 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.