25 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02018/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Ground floor rear/side extension and first floor rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory and temporary caravan. Creation of new front access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Gills Hill Farmhouse, Grade II, 39 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 181 m away: Bourn Hall; Scheduled monument 227 m away: A ringwork and bailey castle, and 17th century formal garden remains, at Bourn Hall; Inside the Bourn built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
CB23 2TS
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Bourn CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Swann Edwards Architecture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jun 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