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60 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE

25/04507/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition and replacement of existing dwelling and associated outbuildings, enhanced garden landscaping and provision of on site biodiversity net gain.

Received
20 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
The Mordens
Agent
Phillips Planning Services Limited
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 60 Hay Street Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PE. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 7 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. By virtue of the excessive size, scale, and massing of the proposed dwelling, the development would be incompatible with its location and inappropriate in terms of density and scale. As a result the proposal fails to respond to the context of the site and wider character of the area and is therefore contrary to Policy HQ/1 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018.
  2. By virtue of the cumulative scale of the proposed dwelling and outbuildings, the development would intrude upon and urbanise a rural area outside of the development framework. Given its scale, massing and form, the proposal would appear overly intrusive and prominent from Craft Way. Moreover, due to the flat landscape alongside the scale of the proposed building, the development would be seen from the surrounding countryside as a prominent feature. The proposed development would lead to an urbanisation of the plot and to an encroachment of the countryside. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policies HQ/1 and NH/2 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Last date for comments
29 December 2025
Target decision date
15 January 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
3 December 2025
Site notice start
4 December 2025

Appeal history

6007607
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 July 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
40

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Steeple Morden - Morden GreenPart of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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