2 Old Rectory Drive Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8BU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00585/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of all existing roof coverings across the property, including both pitched and flat roofs. New flat roof over the Winter Garden and rebuilding of external wall. Structural repairs to window lintels and localised brickwork repairs. Internal alterations within the Winter Garden area to facilitate the proposed reconfiguration of the space. New timber sash windows and french doors to the Winter Garden following the rebuilding works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Consultation
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF STATEMENT FOR ALTERATIONS TO GUTTERING Application Information · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT REV B Design and Access Statement · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 4

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER FEEDBACK Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OWNERSHOP CERTIFICATE B Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF PARISH Consultee Comments · 29 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF STRUCTURAL INSPECTION REPORT Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF TIMBER REPORT Application Information · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Old Rectory
List entry 1127777 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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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Tree preservation order: Bar Hill Parish
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1476 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; Inside the Dry Drayton built-up area; Green belt 96 m away: Cambridge; 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 · 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 1

Last sold for £875,000 in February 2026. Detached house, freehold.

12 February 2026£875,000

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

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB23 8BU
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Girton
Parish
Dry Drayton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
12 May 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 32 days slower than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
711decided 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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
16 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

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South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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

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