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36 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ

25/04407/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 24 March 2026

Council decision: Refused Permission1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Replacement of existing single glazing with double glazing within the retained frames and general repair work to eight sash windows

Received
12 November 2025
Ward
Balsham
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Mar
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided24 Mar

Decided in 132 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 36 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ. South Cambridgeshire has handled 754 applications of this type. This one was decided in 132 days, 12 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Balsham Village conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Balsham. We hold 1,477 applications in total for the CB21 postcode area.

98% of heritage 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 original window and door fittings make a strong positive contribution to the character and significance of this late-Georgian building. The loss of the surviving historic glazing, the damage to the original sash window frames, and the introduction of flat, characterless glazing, would result in less than substantial harm (mid-range) to the Grade II listed building contrary to section 66(1) of the Planning (LBCA) Act 1990 and NPPF (2024) para. 212. No clear and convincing justification has been put to the Council to explain why alternative solutions to improve the thermal performance of the building have not been properly explored as required by NPPF para. 213, and the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset is not weighed against any public benefits contrary to NPPF para. 215. The replacement glazing and alterations to the original sash windows, a key feature in the design of this building, would fail to adequately sustain and enhance the significance of the heritage asset, contrary to Policies NH/14 and NH/15 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CB21 4DJ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Balsham CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
26 November 2025
Last date for comments
9 March 2026
Target decision date
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
JB Heritage
Agent address
The Officers Mess Business Centre Royston Road Duxford CB22 4QH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 November 2025
Site notice start
25 November 2025

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Balsham - Village Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 36, High StreetOn this site · +1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0009 (1984)Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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