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20 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NW

25/03737/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Construction of two, three bedroom, one and half storey detached dwellings with single storey detached garages including alterations to new access drive, and includes extensions and associated works to the existing dwelling approved under application 24/03879/HFUL.

Received
26 September 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
The Mordens
Agent
PJB Planning Ltd
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 162 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 20 Station Road Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0NW. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 167 days, 17 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across The Mordens. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal, by reason of the two storey scale of the proposed dwellings and scale of the associated garages, would introduce a character of the development, which is not considered appropriate to this location and owing to the introduction of increased activity, associated with the residential occupancy of the site, the development would be harmful to the tranquil and secluded character of the site and surrounding area. As such the proposed development would fail to preserve the character of the local rural area. The proposal does not accord with Policies H/16 (b) (i), HQ/1 (a) and Policy S/7 (a) of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG8 0NW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Steeple Morden CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025
Last date for comments
25 November 2025
Target decision date
26 November 2025
Committee meeting
11 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
PJB Planning Ltd
Agent address
1st & 2Nd Floor 2 West Street Ware SG12 9EE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
15 October 2025

Additional information

Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Land to rear of 4, Mill Courtyard, Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0NHRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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