Planning application
26/01334/LBC
20 Church Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8SU
Proposal
External:Remove concrete tanking to plinth, replaster in lime render. Remove concrete paver front door step, rebuild with natural stone step. Ground floor road front elevation, remove external boarding to timber frame, insulation between the studs with sheep wool, repair substrate (lathe/masonry) and replaster in lime. Strip impervious paint to expose jetty brackets. Remove impervious external paintwork to masonry ground floor wall (south). First floor, remove impervious external paintwork to plaster. Draughtproof and fill cracks in plaster with hared lime putty. Limewash external plaster and masonry elevations. Ground Internal: Remove concrete screed floor to ground floor and replace with insulated limecrete slab containing underfloor heating. Limecrete slab will be finished with gault brick flooring, bedded on lime mortar. Remove gypsum plaster to ground floor internal walls (up to approx. 1.5m above floor level). Remove cementitious tanking to ground internal walls behind gypsum plaster. Repair substrate (masonry or lathe) and introduction of new lime plaster finish. Strip impervious paint to expose internal timber elements. Repaint plaster walls with limewash or distemper. Remove failed plaster to ceiling to expose joists above. Remove modern opaque glass door to hallway. Remove modern fire surround and installation of a multifuel stove. First Floor internal: Remove plywood flooring to first floor and conservation repair of historic timber flooring. Remove emulsion paint to walls, repair plaster and paint with limewash or distemper. Remove modern fitted cupboard in small bedroom. Other Work: Repair and renovation of timber windows, reinstate small pane window pattern where it has been lost and installation of slimline glazing where glass is non historic. Replace one window to ground floor southern elevation with new horizontal sliding sash to match those to the west. Repair front door and frame and paint and draught stripped. Reline chimney.
As published by the council, reference 26/01334/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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