The Old Post Office 72 High Street Harlton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1ES
Refused on 15 December 2022
Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing conservatories and erection of part two storey part first floor rear extension with Juliet balconies
- Received
- 14 July 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Harston & Comberton
- Agent
- Studio Charrette
- ReceivedReceived14 Jul
- ValidatedValidated25 Aug
- Consult.Consultation14 Nov
- TargetTarget Date20 Oct
- DecidedDecided15 Dec
Decided in 112 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Old Post Office 72 High Street Harlton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1ES. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Harston & Comberton. We hold 2,506 applications in total for the CB23 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
- CB23 1ES
- Application type
- Householder Works/Extension
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harlton CP
- District
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 August 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 2 December 2022
- Consultation start
- 24 October 2022
- Consultation end
- 14 November 2022
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 November 2022
- Last date for comments
- 2 December 2022
- Target decision date
- 20 October 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Studio Charrette
- Architect profile
- STUDIO CHARRETTE LIMITED
- Agent address
- 50 Grosvenor Hill London W1K 3QT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 26 October 2022
- Advertisement expiry
- 16 November 2022
- Site notice start
- 11 November 2022
- Site notice end
- 2 December 2022
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- 23/00024/REFUSL
- Appeal status
- Appeal decided
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 28
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: South CambridgeshireNext to the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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