22-24 High Street Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN

22/02956/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 1 November 2022

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Part two, part single storey rear extensions and associated external alterations following the demolition of existing extensions and outbuildings to the rear to facilitate the conversion of the existing dwelling to form one two bedroom dwelling (no.22), and one four bedroom dwelling (no.24). Demolition of existing low level wall to front boundary and formation of a pedestrian access way and new front door to create access to no.22 from High Street. Associated hard and soft landscaping to provide car parking and residential gardens to serve the proposed development.

Received: 29 June 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Ward: Barrington
Agent: Peter George Town Planning

ReceivedReceived29 Jun
ValidatedValidated29 Jun
Consult.Consultation26 Oct
TargetTarget Date24 Aug
DecidedDecided1 Nov

Decided in 125 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 22-24 High Street Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 11 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Barrington. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 postcode area.

94% of full applications at South Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SG8 5QN
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Orwell CP
District: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 June 2022
Consultation expiry: 26 October 2022
Consultation start: 5 October 2022
Consultation end: 26 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 9 August 2022
Last date for comments: 26 October 2022
Target decision date: 24 August 2022
Permission expires: 1 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Peter George Town Planning
Agent address: Nine Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1GE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 July 2022
Advertisement expiry: 17 August 2022
Site notice start: 26 July 2022
Site notice end: 16 August 2022

Appeal history

3313919

Split Decision

Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 21 February 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 42
Constraints: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Orwell
Listed building: Grade II: 26, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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