Planning application
Rectory Farm Scotland Road Dry Drayton Cambridgeshire CB23 8AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use and conversion of existing red brick barns to 4 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/03437/PRIOR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03437/PRIOR
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Girton
- Parish
- Dry Drayton CP
- Postcode
- CB23 8AS
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Cambridgeshire's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by South Cambridgeshire
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South Cambridgeshire took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tibbett Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 75% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Cambridgeshire decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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