Planning application
Cambridgeshire County Council Social Services Building Comberton Road Toft Cambridgeshire CB23 2RY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Conversion of offices (Class E) to 2 No. 3 bed two storey dwellings, 1 No. 3 bed single storey dwelling and 1 No. 2 bed single storey dwelling (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 24/02903/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 24/02903/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 2 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 2 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Hardwick
- Parish
- Toft CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB23 2RY
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/03941/PRIOR Granted
Cambridgeshire County Council Social Services Building Comberton Road Toft Cambridgeshire CB23 2RY
Conversion of Former Social services offices into 2 no. 3 bed two storey dwellings, 1 no. 3 bed single storey dwelling and 1no. 2 bed single storey dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Aug 2024
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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25 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Cameron Bosque Brookes Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in St. Ives
Active · incorporated 2020 · St. Ives
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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.
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