29 The Common West Wratting Cambridgeshire CB21 5LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/03815/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of residential annexe to holiday let accommodation, including associated minor external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
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Consultation
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Dec 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

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.
Public footpath 24 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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 6 m away: Kingsway Solar Farm, at pre-application; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 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 3

Last sold for £780,000 in September 2021. Detached house, freehold.

21 September 2021£780,000
7 May 2015£603,000
23 April 2002£115,000

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

Building

Floor area196 m² (2,110 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (83 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB21 5LR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Balsham
Parish
West Wratting CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brown&Co

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.