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Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

Refused South Cambridgeshire 22/04632/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural building to 1no dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 22/04632/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
22/04632/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
19 Oct 2022
Validated
19 Oct 2022
Decided
14 Dec 2022
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Melbourn CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG8 6EZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Oct 2022

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 14 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in London

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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