63 Middle Watch Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4RW

23/01118/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 26 May 2023

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and erection of retirement living development comprised of six flats with associated parking and landscaping (Resubmission of application 22/03961/FUL)

Received: 23 March 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Cambridgeshire District Council
Ward: Swavesey
Agent: Phillips Planning Services Limited

ReceivedReceived23 Mar
ValidatedValidated23 Mar
Consult.Consultation20 Apr
TargetTarget Date18 May
DecidedDecided26 May

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 63 Middle Watch Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4RW. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Swavesey. We hold 1,342 applications in total for the CB24 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: CB24 4RW
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Swavesey CP
District: South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 March 2023
Consultation expiry: 2 May 2023
Consultation start: 28 March 2023
Consultation end: 20 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 20 April 2023
Last date for comments: 2 May 2023
Target decision date: 18 May 2023
Permission expires: 26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Phillips Planning Services Limited
Agent address: Kingsbrook House 7 Kingsway Bedford MK42 9BA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 5 April 2023
Advertisement expiry: 28 April 2023
Site notice start: 11 April 2023
Site notice end: 2 May 2023

Appeal history

3362863

Dismissed

Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 8 August 2025Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Green Belt

3341478

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 16 January 2025Dev Type: Minor traveller and caravan pitchesReason: Failure

Green Belt

Additional information

Documents: 34
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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