Skip to content

Land To The Rear Of 27 Cootes Lane Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire

25/05020/PIPPermission in PrincipleRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 12 March 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Permission in principle for development of upto 2no. self-build dwellings.

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Swavesey
Agent
Partners in Planning and Architecture Ltd
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated24 Dec
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land To The Rear Of 27 Cootes Lane Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire. South Cambridgeshire has handled 854 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 4 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Swavesey.

81% of outline applications at South Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Why it was refused

  1. The proposal by virtue of its siting in a rural location outside of any defined development framework boundary would result in residential development in an unsustainable location and would be wholly reliant of a car in order to meet day to day needs. Furthermore, the proposal is located within the Fen Drayton Land Settlement Association Estate which is a special policy area (H/5) as identified within the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2018). The proposal would conflict with the principles and puposes of this area resulting in an unsustainable form of development that is at odds with the established developed character of the area causing harm. The proposal would therefore conflict with Policies S/2, S/7 and TI/2 of the South Cambridgeshire District Local Plan (2018).
  2. The application site is located in Flood Zone 1 and is at risk of low to medium surface water flood risk. A Flood Risk Assessment and sequential test is required. In the absence of this information, the proposal has failed to demonstrate that it would not result in any flooding impacts to the proposed dwelling or to the adjacent area. As such, the proposal fails to accord with Policy CC/9 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2018) and paragraph 181 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fen Drayton CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 December 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Last date for comments
18 February 2026
Target decision date
28 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Partners in Planning and Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
PARTNERS IN PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Suite 2 Clare Hall St Ives Business Park Parsons Green St Ives PE27 4WY

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 February 2026
Site notice start
4 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
19

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.

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Cambridgeshire

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address