Land Adjacent To Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF Data via plota.co.uk

25/04398/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Reserved Matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following outline planning permission (Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
4 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
6 Feb 2026
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Appeal dismissed
27 Apr 2026

Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 26

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATION REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF SUSTAINABILITY Consultee Comments · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Application Information · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ARB. IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SUDS MAINTENANCE PLAN Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF TREES Consultee Comments · 12 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comments · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF INFILTRATION TEST RESULTS Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF STORAGE Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE PROTECTION SCHEME Application Information · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

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.
National infrastructure project 522 m away: Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation
The site is 522 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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
Green belt 26 m away: Cambridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
CB5 8TF
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fen Ditton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
6 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 27 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005711 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
PiP Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 12 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 98 for reserved matters. Approved, as 100% of reserved matters here are.

18%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
4 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access
23/00017/OUT
2023 Approved
Outline application for a single dwellinghouse with all matters reserved except access
23/00017/OUT
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Submission of details required by condition 4 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 2…
22/04631/CONDA
2023 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Submission of details required by condition 4 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 2…
22/04631/CONDA
2023 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Part single storey, part two storey side/rear extension.
23/00236/HFUL
2023 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Part single storey, part two storey side/rear extension.
23/00236/HFUL
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Two storey extension to side. Gates, walls and fences to front boundary.
22/04631/HFUL
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Two storey extension to side. Gates, walls and fences to front boundary.
22/04631/HFUL
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Retrospective conversion of existing Garage/Workshop to Annex
22/01197/HFUL
2022 Approved
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Retrospective conversion of existing Garage/Workshop to Annex
22/01197/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension, double garage, and front wall. Resubmission of 21/02790/HFUL
21/05331/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension, double garage, and front wall. Resubmission of 21/02790/HFUL
21/05331/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension and double garage
21/02790/HFUL
2021 Refused
Hardwick House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton CB5 8TF
Two storey side extension and double garage
21/02790/HFUL
2016 Approved
1 Black House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Single Storey Extension & internal alterations and temporary living accommodation (Part r…
S/2997/16/FL
2016 Approved
1 Black House High Ditch Road Fen Ditton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB5 8TF
Single Storey Extension & internal alterations and temporary living accommodation (Part r…
S/2997/16/FL
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
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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