Village Hall High Street Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Installation of removable secondary glazing to the three historic Reading Room windows, Replace the existing single-glazed window in the adjacent non listed kitchen with a thermally efficient heritage-style replacement, Replace existing oil-filled electric radiators with modern smart-controlled panel heaters and installation of a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system, located in the adjacent Village Hall stage area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Reading Room
List entry 1331093 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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 ↗
Grantchester 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 216 m away: Moated site at Manor Farm; Inside the Grantchester built-up area; Tree preservation order 27 m away: Grantchester: Parish; Green belt 70 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB3 9NF
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Harston & Comberton
Parish
Grantchester CP
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
677decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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