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Merrys Farm Wimpole Road Great Eversden Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1HR

S/1463/12/FLFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 17 December 2012

Council decision: Granted PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of agricultural buildings to one live/work unit and one dwelling

Received
16 July 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 136 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Merrys Farm Wimpole Road Great Eversden Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1HR. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 15 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 2,505 applications in total for the CB23 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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Application details

Postcode
CB23 1HR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Eversden CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2012
Consultation expiry
21 August 2012
Target decision date
28 September 2012
Permission expires
17 December 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bidwells
Agent address
Bidwell House, Trumpington Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 9LD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 July 2012
Advertisement expiry
21 August 2012

Additional information

Documents
38
Constraints
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Merry's FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: South Cambridgeshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2013
    14 Oct

    Convert redundant agricultural buildings known as The Old Black Barn The Pantiles The Piggeries and The…

    ApprovedListed building consentRelatedS/2169/13/FL
  2. 2012
    16 Jul

    Conversion of agricultural buildings to one live/work unit and one dwelling

    This applicationApprovedFullS/1463/12/FL

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    13 Nov

    Form a bin storage area with gates and 1.8m close boarded fence stained black

    ApprovedHouseholderS/4293/18/FL
  2. 2018
    25 Oct

    Discharge of Condition 3a (Materials) of planning permission S/2751/16/LB

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsS/4077/18/DC
  3. 2015
    23 Oct

    Alterations and conversion of barn to residential unit (Revised scheme to that previously approved under…

    ApprovedListed building consentS/2767/15/LB
  4. 2014
    2 Jul

    Prior notification of proposed demolition of agricultural building

    ApprovedDemolition DeterminationS/1570/14/PD
  5. 2013
    11 Oct

    Convert reduntant Agricultural Buildings known as The Old Black Barn The Pantiles The Piggery and The Stables…

    ApprovedListed building consentS/2170/13/LB
  6. 2012
    3 Aug

    Alterations and Extensions to barn and piggery to create dwelling and live-work unit - Conversion of barn…

    ApprovedListed building consentS/1631/12/LB

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