132 Girton Road Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02270/CL2PD - Lawful Use Certificate (S192) Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the use of the property as a small childrens residential care home within Use Class C2 for no more than 2 children. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 19

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Site constraints 2

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 Girton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
Postcode
CB3 0LW
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Girton
Parish
Girton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Certificate Granted
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 42 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 88% of changes of use here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

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