Bwthyn Bach Church Lane Knapwell Cambridgeshire CB23 4NW Data via plota.co.uk

26/03843/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsListed buildingsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Demolition of modern outbuilding and replacement structure with glazed link. Alterations and refurbishment of cottage including: removal of cement render and replace with lime render finish. Re-thatched roof, timber repairs to roof, replacement windows, air source heat pump, battery storage, solar panels and internal and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from South Cambridgeshire's recent demolitions.

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 6

PDF HISTORIC BUILDING APPRAISAL/HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC BUILDING APPRAISAL SKETCH PLAN Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF HEAT PUMP NOISE CALCULATOR Application Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY REPORT Application Survey / Assessment / Statement · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION Application Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SOLAR PANEL DATA SHEET Application Information · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP AND SOLAR PANEL INFORMATION Application Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SCHEDULE OF TREES (AIA) Application Information · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID LETTER Application Information · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 SCDEDULE OF WORKS Application Information · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CAMBRIDGE INDEPENDENT PAGE 50 Application Information · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Knapwell conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 14 m away: Overhall Grove moated site
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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) 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Timber-framed building to the rear of Bwthyn Bach, Grade II, 15 m away · 1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Historic England ↗
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.
SSSI 74 m away: Overhall Grove SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 16 m away: Parish of Knapwell; National infrastructure project 644 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 27 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB23 4NW
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Parish
Knapwell CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Snell David Cambridge Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. South Cambridgeshire usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
143decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Demolition of garden walls and lower garages, removal of thatched roof to main dwelling…
25/02877/HFUL
2025 Approved
Demolition of garden walls and lower garages, removal of thatched roof to main dwelling…
25/02877/HFUL
2025 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation) of planni…
25/00358/CONDA
2025 Approved
Submission of details required by condition 3 (written scheme of investigation) of planni…
25/00358/CONDA
2025 Approved
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
25/00358/HFUL
2025 Approved
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
25/00358/HFUL
2024 Refused
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
24/04001/HFUL
2024 Refused
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
24/04001/HFUL
2024 Withdrawn
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
24/04002/LBC
2024 Withdrawn
Demolition of existing garden walls and removal of thatched roof to main dwelling. Erecti…
24/04002/LBC
2023 Approved
A003 - Leyland Cypress and Hawthorn - Fell to ground level. A004 - Apple - Fell two trees…
23/0955/TTCA
2023 Approved
A003 - Leyland Cypress and Hawthorn - Fell to ground level. A004 - Apple - Fell two trees…
23/0955/TTCA
2023 Approved
T020 - Walnut - Crown lift up to 3m above ground level and undertake crown reduction of u…
23/0956/TTPO
2023 Approved
G008 - Goat Willow - Fell to ground level.
23/1016/TTPO
2023 Approved
T020 - Walnut - Crown lift up to 3m above ground level and undertake crown reduction of u…
23/0956/TTPO
2023 Approved
G008 - Goat Willow - Fell to ground level.
23/1016/TTPO
2023 Approved
Restoration works including careful dismantling of existing chimney, removal of bulging s…
23/02695/LBC
2023 Approved
Restoration works including careful dismantling of existing chimney, removal of bulging s…
23/02695/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Bwthyn Bach Church Lane Knapwell Cambridge CB23 4NW
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S/1056/18/TC
2018 Approved
Bwthyn Bach Church Lane Knapwell Cambridge CB23 4NW
(T1) - 6 x Leylandii Trees - remove to ground level to reduce overcrowding and improve gr…
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South Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
8.1/10
Excellent
#25 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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%).

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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