Willow Barn Lotfield Street Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00588/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Installation of EV Charger on side wall of cart lodge. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Consultation
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
31 Mar 2026

Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Barn at Meadow Croft Farm
List entry 1317481 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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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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
SSSI 439 m away: Orwell Clunch Pit SSSI; Inside the Orwell 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 3

Last sold for £1,375,000 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2021£1,375,000
4 August 2011£1,395,200
31 October 1996£275,000

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

Building

Floor area300 m² (3,229 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Postcode
SG8 5QT
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Orwell CP
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 12 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 93% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
90decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 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

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.