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Land Rear Of No. 79 High Street Meldreth SG8 6LA

S/1124/17/OLOutline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 2 February 2018

Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 18 dwellings (including affordable) with all matters reserved except for access

Received
24 March 2017
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Meldreth
Agent
DLP Planning Ltd
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Jun
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 315 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a new dwelling at Land Rear Of No. 79 High Street Meldreth SG8 6LA. South Cambridgeshire has handled 854 applications of this type. This one was decided in 315 days, 38 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Meldreth conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,703 applications in total for the SG8 postcode area.

81% of outline 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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Application details

Postcode
SG8 6LA
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
18
Parish
Meldreth CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2017
Consultation expiry
26 April 2017
Target decision date
23 June 2017
Permission expires
23 May 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
DLP Planning Ltd
Agent address
DLP Planning Ltd, 4 Abbey Court, Fraser Road, Priory Business Park, MK44 3WH

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 April 2017
Advertisement expiry
26 April 2017

Additional information

Documents
59
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Meldreth
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 0007 (1966)Next to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

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© 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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