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New Farm Royston Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DH

Granted South Cambridgeshire 22/04204/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

As published by the council, reference 22/04204/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
22/04204/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
23 Sep 2022
Validated
23 Sep 2022
Decided
18 Nov 2022
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Melbourn CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG8 6DH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/02559/CONDB Granted

    New Farm Royston Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DH

    Submission of details required by condition 11 (external surfaces) of planning permission 23/02559/FUL

    Decided 10 May 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 18 Nov 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Cheffins Ltd Agent

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Documents

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31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 18 November 2022, 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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