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Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU

Granted Cambridge 20/04529/PRI03Q Prior Approval Barns to Dwellings

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of agricultural barn to 2 no dwellinghouses (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 20/04529/PRI03Q

Application record

Reference
20/04529/PRI03Q
Type
Prior Approval Barns to Dwellings
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
5 Nov 2020
Validated
5 Nov 2020
Decided
23 Dec 2020
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB24 8PU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2020

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 23 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

GREG SABERTON DESIGN Agent, a design practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Cambridge granted permission on 23 December 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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