4 Dotterell Hall Barns Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02684/HFUL - Householder Works/Extension Approved

Proposal

Installation of 18 no. PV solar panels, battery/inverter, Air Source Heat Pump and TV satellite dish. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 20

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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: Barn at Dotterell Hall Farm, Grade II, 48 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
National infrastructure project: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application.
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 2

Last sold for £775,000 in March 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

16 March 2026£775,000
4 August 2020£760,000

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

Building

Floor area206 m² (2,217 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house
Built2018
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.25 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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
CB21 4AQ
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Balsham
Parish
Balsham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lowden Construction Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 13 days slower 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.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 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.