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Dotterell Hall Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HE

Refused South Cambridgeshire 23/00360/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 to convert existing agricultural building to 3no dwellings.

As published by the council, reference 23/00360/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
23/00360/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
31 Jan 2023
Validated
31 Jan 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2023
Ward
Balsham
Parish
Balsham CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB21 4HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/03410/CONDA Granted

    Dotterell Hall Cambridge Road Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HE

    Submission of details required by conditions 3 (surface water and foul water) and 4 (contamination) of planning permission 23/03410/FUL

    Decided 12 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jan 2023

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 28 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd Agent, registered in Kenilworth

Active · incorporated 2002 · Kenilworth

435 applications on PlanIndex · across 71 councils · 81% granted

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Cambridgeshire 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 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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