Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
To remove condition 3 (details of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance of the community facility (whether for delivery of a community building or alternatively residential dwellings) of previously approved for outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 210 dwellings (including self-build and affordable housing), 1 community building, and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Associated applications 7
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Variation of condition Major application
- Postcode
- CB7 5AH
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14771826
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14771826
- Neighbours
- 22 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 15 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 13 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
46 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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Council archive
Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH
Outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 210 dwellings (including self-build and affordable housing), 1 community building, and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access.
- Received
- 22 Feb 2021
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2023
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 210
Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH
Construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development approved under 21/00291/OUM)
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Outcome
- Pending