The Butts Business Centre The Butts Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02683/S73 - Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition Awaiting decision
Commercial & major worksDemolition

Proposal

S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission (Creation of new business park area to replace the existing buildings, to include for 12 No. light industrial units, business centre building, cafe, storage/ manufacturing facility with associated external works) change of structure to a regular portal frame structure, materials to include a low brick plinth with horizontal insulated cladding panels between and insulated ribbed/ seamed panels to the roofs within each building and exclude first floor mezzanines and stairs from the plans,… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 61.

Documents 9

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN STATEMENT Application Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comments · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT Application Officer Correspondence · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION VALID Application Officer Correspondence · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

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
Inside the Fowlmere built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: Fowlmere Parish; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Section 73 - Remove/Vary Condition
Postcode
SG8 7SL
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Foxton
Parish
Fowlmere CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gary Johns Architects

Decision outlook

Day 61, past the statutory target. 93% of demolitions in South Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 615 days past the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Creation of new business park area to replace the existing buildings, to include for 12 N…
23/01307/FUL
2023 Approved
Creation of new business park area to replace the existing buildings, to include for 12 N…
23/01307/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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Lime Tree (60) Lime Tree (62) Lime Tree (63) Lime Tree (64) Lime Tree (65) Lime Tree (70)…
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2023 Approved
The Butts Business Centre, Unit 2 The Butts Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
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2023 Approved
The Butts Business Centre, Unit 2 The Butts Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
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2022 Approved
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Installation of a temporary portakabin ultima building to be used as an office for a peri…
22/03711/FUL
2022 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
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22/03711/FUL
2021 Approved
The Hive The Butts Business Centre The Butts Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
Installation of 2 No. Portakabin buildings for a temporary period of 104 weeks
21/03375/FUL
2021 Approved
The Hive The Butts Business Centre The Butts Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
Installation of 2 No. Portakabin buildings for a temporary period of 104 weeks
21/03375/FUL
2021 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
Single storey office extension with associated alterations.
21/03959/FUL
2021 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
Single storey office extension with associated alterations.
21/03959/FUL
2018 Approved
Recreation Ground Opposit The School Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
TPO 0001 (1975) G1: T107 lime to crown lift to 2.5m over path and TT109 lime to crown lif…
S/3943/18/TP
2018 Approved
Recreation Ground Opposit The School Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston Cambridgeshire SG8 7SL
TPO 0001 (1975) G1: T107 lime to crown lift to 2.5m over path and TT109 lime to crown lif…
S/3943/18/TP
2017 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston SG8 7SL
Discharge of condition 9 (Public Art) of planning permission S/ 1249/13/FL
S/2295/17/DC
2017 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston SG8 7SL
Discharge of condition 9 (Public Art) of planning permission S/ 1249/13/FL
S/2295/17/DC
2017 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston SG8 7SL
Variation of condition Condition No.15 of planning permission reference S/1249/13/FL (for…
S/1953/17/VC
2017 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere Royston SG8 7SL
Variation of condition Condition No.15 of planning permission reference S/1249/13/FL (for…
S/1953/17/VC
2017 Approved
Ion Science The Hive Butts Lane Fowlmere SG8 7SL
Variation of condition Condition No.15 of planning permission reference S/1249/13/FL (for…
S/1800/17/FL
2017 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings