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70 Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JS

26/03279/HFULHouseholder Works/ExtensionRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Refused PermissionDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Double garage.

Received
28 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shelford
  1. Received28 Aug
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.6 Oct
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 70 Cambridge Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5JS. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 156 applications across Shelford. We hold 1,982 applications in total for the CB22 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 proposed double garage would be sited approximately 8m forward of the main dwelling and several metres beyond the established building line on this side of Cambridge Road. The proposal would introduce a form of development that is not characteristic of this part of Cambridge Road, which mostly consists of open and uncluttered front driveways and gardens, and would fail to respect the established rhythm of development in the area. The proposed garage, by virtue of its siting in the front driveway and its excessive scale and bulk/massing, would be an unduly obtrusive and out-of-character addition in the street scene, contrary to Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2026, Policy HQ/1 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan 2018, and Policy S&GS:6 of the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan 2025.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CB22 5JS
Application type
Householder Works/Extension
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Shelford CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 August 2026
Last date for comments
6 October 2026
Target decision date
23 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
49 Church Farm Cottages Sawston Rd Babraham Cambs CB22 3AP Gb

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
15 September 2026

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0025 (2002)Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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Source: South Cambridgeshire

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