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Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

Granted South Cambridgeshire 23/00726/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 Building to 1 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion (resubmission).

As published by the council, reference 23/00726/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
23/00726/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
27 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2023
Ward
Melbourn
Parish
Melbourn CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SG8 6EZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 22/05593/PRIOR Refused

    Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

    Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 1 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

    Decided 16 Feb 2023 Prior approval
  • 22/04632/PRIOR Refused

    Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

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

    Decided 14 Dec 2022 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2023

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 28 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Axiom Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2020 · London

30 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 73% granted

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Documents

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22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 28 March 2023, 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

    22/05593/PRIOR Submitted 28 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 1 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

    Refused Prior approval 23 docs
    Domestic

  • Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EZ

    22/04632/PRIOR Submitted 19 Oct 2022 50 yards away

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

    Refused Prior approval 17 docs
    Domestic

  • Foxfield Farm Fowlmere Road Melbourn SG8 6EZ

    21/01090/HFUL Submitted 9 Mar 2021 100 yards away

    Erection of Four bay cartlodge style garage with rooms in roof.

    Withdrawn Householder 20 docs
    Domestic

  • Kingsway Golf Centre Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EY

    26/02714/S73 Submitted 17 Jul 2026 250 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

    S73 to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/03202/FUL (Demolition of existing foyer and erection of a single storey front extension to create foyer/entrance) amendments to the external elevations.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Extension Demolition 25 docs
    Small domestic

  • Kingsway Golf Centre Cambridge Road Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6EY

    26/02714/FUL Submitted 17 Jul 2026 450 yards away

    Demolition of existing foyer and erection of a single storey front extension to create foyer/entrance and application of external cladding to existing building.

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 23 docs
    Small domestic

  • Warren Lodge Fowlmere Road Fowlmere SG8 6EZ

    21/01190/HFUL Submitted 16 Mar 2021 0.3 miles away

    Outbuilding for storage

    Withdrawn Householder 23 docs
    Small domestic

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