Meadow Lakes Milton Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02170/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Replacement of fisherman's hut with building to provide 1bed caretakers self-build dwelling and store, and ancillary fisherman's rest, storage and recreational facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Aug 2026, 21:32

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Application progress

✓

Received

10 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

15 Jun 2026

✓

Consultation

3 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

26 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 25

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Cambridge

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Agricultural land, grade 2

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) agrees.

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.

National infrastructure project 988 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme

The site is 988 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation (decided, 1723 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council: South Cambridgeshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: CB24 9NG
Received: 10 Jun 2026
Validated: 15 Jun 2026
Ward: Histon & Impington
Parish: Histon & Impington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Aug 2026
Decision: Refused Permission
Decision date: 26 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: ProView Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

This one72d

Council56d

UK56d

52%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

68decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 10 Aug 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

Meadow Lakes Milton Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 6

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 7

Other documents 8

Site constraints 4

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