Planning application
15 High Street Longstanton Cambridgeshire CB24 3BP
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
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3 Aug 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
- DRAINAGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- ECOLOGY
- LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
- BNE - CONSERVATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER
- MAP OF NOTIFIED NEIGHBOURS
- SITE NOTICE
- FEE CALCULATION
- APPLICATION FORM - NO PERSONAL INFO
- ATTACHMENT SUMMARY FROM PORTAL
- SHEET 1 OF 2 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS SEET 2 OF 2
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS SEET 1 OF 2
- SHEET 2 OF 2 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING GROUND FLLOR PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- FLOOD MAP
- PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- SURFACE WATER
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Open the documentsWhat 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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