Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH

Pending 26/01627/FUL
Change of useCommercial & major works
Council
Cambridge 8.2/10
Date received
29 Apr 2026
Date validated
29 Apr 2026
Postcode
CB21 4HH

Description

Change of use of the existing building to a mixed commercial use comprising Class B8 and Class E, excluding retail, food and drink, financial services and office use.

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Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of first floor side balcony and replacement of window with door.
25/03400/HFUL
2025 Approved
Installation of first floor side balcony and replacement of window with door.
25/03400/HFUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Dungate Farm Dungate Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HF
Change of use from agricultural to mixed commercial use class B8, use class E (not includ…
25/03075/PRIOR
2025 Withdrawn
Dungate Farm Dungate Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HF
Change of use from agricultural to mixed commercial use class B8, use class E (not includ…
25/03075/PRIOR
2024 Approved
Wilbraham Chalk Pit Mill Road Great Wilbraham CB21 4HH
Application to discharge condition 12 (Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission CCC/2…
CCC/24/082/DCON
2021 Refused
Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 No dwellinghouse (Class C3)
21/00193/PRI03Q
2021 Refused
Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 No dwellinghouse (Class C3)
21/00193/PRI03Q
2021 Refused
Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 No dwellinghouse (Class C3)
21/00193/PRI03Q
2020 Refused
Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 No dwellinghouse (Class C3)
20/03827/PRI03Q
2020 Refused
Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to 1 No dwellinghouse (Class C3)
20/03827/PRI03Q
2020 Refused
Valley Farm Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house and for bui…
20/02813/PRI03Q
2020 Refused
Valley Farm Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house and for bui…
20/02813/PRI03Q
Cambridge
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#17 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Cambridge is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #24 out of 292. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

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Cambridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #93 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #98 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #24 of 292
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #34 of 292
77%
Minor dwellings approved
87 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
41 decided
1,034
Total decisions
94 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings