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Manor Farm Washpit Lane Harlton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1EY

S/4325/19/LDLawful Development Cert (s191)Approved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 11 May 2020

Council decision: Certificate GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of the Manor Barn as an events venue (D2 Use Class) for no more than 30 events (excluding exercise classes) per calendar year, comprising no more than 4 events per week, and the use of Manor Barn for no more than 3 exercise classes per week.

Received
11 December 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harston & Comberton
Agent
Hewitsons LLP
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Feb
  5. Decided11 May

Decided in 152 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Manor Farm Washpit Lane Harlton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1EY. South Cambridgeshire has handled 559 applications of this type. This one was decided in 152 days, 15 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Harlton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 133 applications across Harston & Comberton. We hold 2,505 applications in total for the CB23 postcode area.

87% of amendment 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 1EY
Application type
Lawful Development Cert (s191)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harlton CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 December 2019
Target decision date
5 February 2020
Decision issued
12 May 2020
Permission expires
12 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hewitsons LLP
Agent address
Hewitsons LLP, Hewitsons LLP, Shakespeare House, Cambridge, CB5 8EP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
84
Constraints
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Harlton
  • 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.

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

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    19 Dec

    Prior notification of agricultural or forestry development - Excavation/waste materials

    ApprovedAgricultural DeterminationS/4752/18/PN
  2. 2011
    28 Sep

    Erection of lean-to glasshouse within farm garden

    RefusedHouseholderS/1939/11
  3. 2011
    19 Sep

    Erection of lean-to glasshouse within farm garden.

    RefusedListed building consentS/1876/11
  4. 2010
    20 Dec

    Change of Use of Barns to Wedding/Conference venue together with car parking associated landscaping and…

    RefusedFull ApplicationS/2275/10
  5. 2009
    26 Feb

    Change of use of barns to Wedding/conference venue with associated car parking garaging & fencing

    RefusedFull ApplicationS/0268/09/F
  6. 2009
    26 Feb

    Alter extend rebuild and convert barns to wedding/conference venue and light industrial use. New garage and…

    ApprovedListed building consentS/0269/09/LB

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