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High Drove Farm, High Drove Farmhouse Long Drove Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RL

25/02328/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionRefused
Householder

Proposal

Demolition of the existing single storey garage, construction of two storey side and rear extension. Proposed alterations and additions to fenestrations, including rooflights, and materials to the existing dwelling. Extension to existing porch and alteration of roof form.

Received
12 June 2025
Decided
7 August 2025 · Refused Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cottenham
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated12 Jun
  3. Consult.18 Jul
  4. Target7 Aug
  5. Decided7 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in South Cambridgeshire94% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at High Drove Farm, High Drove Farmhouse Long Drove Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RL. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,309 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 4 days quicker than South Cambridgeshire's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Cottenham. We hold 1,260 applications in total for the CB24 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/02328/HFUL
Address
High Drove Farm, High Drove Farmhouse Long Drove Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RL
Postcode
CB24 8RL
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Application Type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
plan it architecture + design
Agent Address
76 High Street Cottenham CB24 8SD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 June 2025
Target Decision Date
7 August 2025
Date Decided
7 August 2025
Date Validated
12 June 2025
Date Submitted
12 June 2025
Last Date for Comments
18 July 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused Permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
27 June 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
22
Coordinates
52.296516, 0.156422
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Cambridgeshire

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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