Planning application
Emerald House Royston Road Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0RR
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of 2 No. existing bungalows and 2 No. agricultural storage sheds and the erection of a 3 No. new passivhauses together with landscaping, boundary treatments new road access and crossover and associated new service connections.
As published by the council, reference 26/00078/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00078/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bassingbourn
- Parish
- Litlington CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG8 0RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Who's behind it
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Michael Collins Architects Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice
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South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 17 August 2026, 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.
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