Planning application
New Farm Royston Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DH
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2022
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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18 Nov 2022
Decision issued: Prior Approval Given
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14 Aug 2026
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Cheffins Ltd Agent
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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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