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15 High Street Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BP

Refused South Cambridgeshire 26/02923/PRIOR Prior Approval

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of an existing two storey brick barn from use Class B1a to 1 No. dwellinghouse Class C3 and conversion of storage areas to rear to habitable space

As published by the council, reference 26/02923/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/02923/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Decided
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Longstanton
Parish
Longstanton CP
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB24 3BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Aug 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

S Andrews Design & Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Consultee Comments · 27 Aug 2026
  • DRAINAGE Consultee Comments · 26 Aug 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comments · 20 Aug 2026
  • ECOLOGY Consultee Comments · 19 Aug 2026
  • LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Consultee Comments · 18 Aug 2026
  • BNE - CONSERVATION Consultee Comments · 18 Aug 2026
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER Application Officer Correspondence · 06 Aug 2026
  • MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS Neighbour/Consultee Notification List · 06 Aug 2026
  • SITE NOTICE Application Press/Site Notices · 06 Aug 2026
  • FEE CALCULATION Application Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO Application Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL Attachment Summary · 03 Aug 2026
  • SHEET 1 OF 2 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS SEET 2 OF 2 Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS SEET 1 OF 2 Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • SHEET 2 OF 2 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLLOR PLAN Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • SITE PLAN Drawings · 03 Aug 2026
  • FLOOD MAP Application Information · 03 Aug 2026
  • PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 03 Aug 2026
  • SURFACE WATER Drawings · 03 Aug 2026

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What this refusal means

South Cambridgeshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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