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Scrap Yard Willingham Green Road Carlton Cambridgeshire

S/4528/18/FLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 26 March 2019

Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of Use from Former Gowings Yard to Residential use comprising of Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of 4No. New Dwellings and associated access's including dropped curbs and new landscaping

Received
30 November 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Balsham
Agent
Ely Planning Company
  1. Received30 Nov
  2. Validated30 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jan
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 116 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Scrap Yard Willingham Green Road Carlton Cambridgeshire. South Cambridgeshire has handled 5,391 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 10 weeks longer than South Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Balsham.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Carlton CP
District
South Cambridgeshire District Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 November 2018
Consultation expiry
2 January 2019
Target decision date
25 January 2019
Permission expires
26 March 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ely Planning Company
Agent address
Studio 5, Penn Farm Studios, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 1JZ

Planning decision

Case officer
Alison Twyford
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 December 2018
Advertisement expiry
2 January 2019

Additional information

Documents
45
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Gowing Auto's, Willingham Green Road, Brinkley, NEWMARKET, CB8 0SWRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    28 Jul

    Outline planning permission for the change of Use from Former Gowings Yard to residential use comprising of…

    ApprovedOutline Application23/02932/OUT
  2. 2022
    2 Aug

    Outline application for the erection of 1 no. dwelling together with access

    RefusedOutline Application22/03497/OUT
  3. 2017
    28 Jul

    Change of Use from Former Breakers Yard to Residential use comprising of Demolition of existing outbuildings…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationS/2674/17/FL
  4. 2013
    1 Nov

    Outline planning application for residential development.

    RefusedFull ApplicationS/2353/13/OL
  5. 2004
    30 Jun

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Vehicle Breaking Storage and Sales of Accident Damaged Vehicles Storage and…

    ApprovedLawful Development Cert (s191)S/1362/04/LDC

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