40 West Croft Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5PW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00725/CL2PD - Lawful Use Certificate (S192) Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for loft conversion and addition of 4no. rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Application Committee / Delegated Report · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Orwell built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £487,500 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.

4 March 2021£487,500New build

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

Building

Floor area117 m² (1,259 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Cambridgeshire
Application type
Lawful Use Certificate (S192)
Postcode
SG8 5PW
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Barrington
Parish
Orwell CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Certificate Granted
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Diazo Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 8 days faster than South Cambridgeshire's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
677decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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

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.