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238 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RZ

Granted South Cambridgeshire 25/00523/PRIOR Prior Approval

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) comprising 1 No. 2 bed two storey dwelling and 1 No. 1 bed dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 25/00523/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
25/00523/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Given
Received
12 Feb 2025
Validated
12 Feb 2025
Decided
12 May 2025
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB24 8RZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 12 May 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mole Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Ely

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ely

14 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 12 May 2025, 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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