Land To The Rear Of 16 East Drive Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03625/PIP - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Permission in principle for the erection of 1no self-build dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent new homes.

Site constraints 6

Public bridleway about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
National infrastructure project about 550 m away: East West Rail - Bedford to Cambridge and Western improvements, at pre-application; SSSI about 483 m away: Hardwick Wood SSSI; Inside the Highfields Caldecote built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
CB23 7NZ
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Caldecote CP
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
UPP Architects + Town Planners

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides new homes by day 64.

Day 1846 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
40%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
99decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by South Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 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