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37 - 39 High Street Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3BG

Granted South Cambridgeshire 26/01478/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing first floor space into two separate dwellings.

As published by the council, reference 26/01478/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/01478/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Decided
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Sawston
Parish
Sawston CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB22 3BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

  3. 23 Jul 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

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 10 June 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.

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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