The Monastic Barn Kitchen & The Hermitage King's Ely Cherry Hill Site Back Hill ELY CB7 4DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00883/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Unblocking of doorway between the Hermitage and the service buildings associated with the Monastic Barn kitchen. Insertion of ventilation, and insertion of partitions in the Hermitage ground floor and the Staff Room to the north Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 21 Oct 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade I listed: Barn and Storehouse of the Monastery
List entry 1126508 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Ely conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 22 m away: 'Cherry Hill', castle mound
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ely built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CB7 4DG
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Ely East
Parish
Ely
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Hollins Architects & Surveyors

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 5113 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
243decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15151403
Planning Portal ref
PP-15151403
Neighbours
21 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Cambridgeshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #65 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Cambridgeshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #202 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #65 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #85 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
30 decided
697
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026