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Gravel Diggers Farm Long Drove Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8RR

Awaiting decision South Cambridgeshire 26/03480/PRIOR Prior Approval

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Proposal

Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 2 No. Dwellinghouses (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 26/03480/PRIOR

Application record

Reference
26/03480/PRIOR
Type
Prior Approval
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Sep 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Cottenham
Parish
Cottenham CP
Postcode
CB24 8RR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2026

    Received by South Cambridgeshire

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd Agent, registered in Kenilworth

Active · incorporated 2002 · Kenilworth

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What 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 45 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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