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14 Elms Avenue Great Shelford Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22 5LN

Refused Cambridge 20/04975/HFUL Householder Works/Extension

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Two storey front/side extension and single storey front extension including proposed new dropped kerb

As published by the council, reference 20/04975/HFUL

Application record

Reference
20/04975/HFUL
Type
Householder Works/Extension
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused Permission
Received
2 Dec 2020
Validated
17 Dec 2020
Decided
18 Feb 2021
Ward
Shelford
Parish
Great Shelford CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB22 5LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Dec 2020

    Received by Cambridge

  2. 17 Dec 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Refused Permission

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Cambridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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