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117 Highfields Road Highfields Caldecote Caldecote Cambridgeshire CB23 7NX

Granted South Cambridgeshire 26/02540/PRIOR Prior Approval

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

Proposal

Change of use of building and land from class E g commercial, business and service to 1 No. class C3 dwellinghouse.

As published by the council, reference 26/02540/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/02540/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Given
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Decided
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Caldecote
Parish
Caldecote CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB23 7NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Given

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS, ELEVATION, SITE PLAN, LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 08 Sep 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Application Decision Notice · 08 Sep 2026
  • EOT REQUEST Extension of Time Request · 26 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Consultee Comments · 31 Jul 2026
  • 119 HIGHFIELDS ROAD Third Party Comments · 31 Jul 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 28 Jul 2026
  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 28 Jul 2026
  • CONTAMINATED LAND Consultee Comments · 23 Jul 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 10 Jul 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 10 Jul 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 10 Jul 2026
  • INVALID LETTER Application Information · 07 Jul 2026
  • COVER EMAIL Application Information · 03 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED CYCLE STORAGE EIA Screening Opinion · 02 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Information · 02 Jul 2026

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What this grant of permission means

South Cambridgeshire granted permission on 8 September 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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