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Allowed12 May 20266002200

Grain Barn, Cold Harbour Farm, Ashwell Road, Guilden Morden, SG7 5NF

Planning appeal 6002200 at Grain Barn, Cold Harbour Farm, Ashwell Road, Guilden Morden, SG7 5NF (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 12 May 2026 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on bat species.

Class Q - one large dwelling up to 348sqm

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
SG7 5NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on bat species

What decided it

The Bat Survey Report provided evidence that bats are likely to be absent from the building, removing the only basis for refusing prior approval under Class Q.

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