Land Rear Of 3 School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk
26/00391/FUL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Construction of 1No. detached 1 and 1/2 storey self build property Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Validated
12 May 2026
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Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026
Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Jul 2026
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
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HAPSL3-26-02 REV B Proposed Site Plan
DC Superseded Plans/Information · 9 Apr 2026
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HAPSL3.1-26-03 REV B Proposed Elevations and Section
DC Superseded Plans/Information · 9 Apr 2026
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HAPSL3.1-26-04 REV B Proposed Ground Floor, First Floor and Roof Plan
DC Superseded Plans/Information · 9 Apr 2026
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HAPSL3-26-08 REV A Proposed Block Site Plan and Site Section
DC Superseded Plans/Information · 9 Apr 2026
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Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 8
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TREES OFFICER Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 2 Jul 2026
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WASTE Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 23 Jun 2026
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HIGHWAYS Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 8 Jun 2026
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PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 1 Jun 2026
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CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 28 May 2026
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CADENT GAS Consultee Response
DC Consultations · 27 May 2026
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Consultee List
DC Consultations · 21 May 2026
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Neighbour List
DC Neighbour Letter · 21 May 2026
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Other documents 5
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Extension of Time Request Letter
DC Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026
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Precommencement Agreement
DC Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026
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Agreed to Extension Of Time
DC Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026
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Extension of Time Request Letter
DC Correspondence · 1 Jul 2026
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Agreed to Extension Of Time
DC Correspondence · 1 Jul 2026
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Associated applications 2
Site constraints 6
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Round House, Grade II, 24 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 6 with distances
- 24 mThe Round HouseGrade II
- 25 mMepal HouseGrade II
- 30 mAsh CottageGrade II
- 36 mWisteria HouseGrade II
- 48 m3, High StreetGrade II
- 56 mMepal War MemorialGrade II
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 367 m away: Ouse Washes; SSSI 367 m away: Ouse Washes SSSI; Inside the Mepal built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
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
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CB6 2AJ
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Sutton
- Parish
- Mepal
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Holmes Architecture & Planning Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Approved, as 87% of new homes here are.
This one70d
Council68d
UK57d
42%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
6%go to committee
Plota live figures for new homes decided by East Cambridgeshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Cambridgeshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14831496
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14831496
- Neighbours
- 1 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
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13 School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Installation of rooflights to existing attic rooms
2024
Approved
13 School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Installation of rooflights to existing attic rooms
2024
Approved
Mepal Union Chapel School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire
Change of use from chapel to dwelling
2024
Approved
Mepal Union Chapel School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire
Change of use from chapel to dwelling
2022
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Erection of domestic out-buildings and changes to layout and landscaping of garden (part…
2022
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Erection of domestic out-buildings and changes to layout and landscaping of garden (part…
2022
Withdrawn
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Erection of domestic out-buildings and curtilage alterations (part retrospective)
2022
Withdrawn
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Erection of domestic out-buildings and curtilage alterations (part retrospective)
2021
Approved
16 School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Two storey rear extension
2021
Approved
16 School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Two storey rear extension
2021
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Amendment to the position of the new staircase from first to second floor level internall…
2021
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Amendment to the position of the new staircase from first to second floor level internall…
2020
Withdrawn
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Two storey rear extension
2019
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Proposed side and rear single storey extension, new front porch, gate and 1.2m high fence.
2019
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Proposed side and rear single storey extension, new front porch, gate and 1.2m high fence.
2018
Approved
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Demolition of existing shed and construction of 2 No. detached dwellings
2018
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Manor Farm Bungalow School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Demolition of existing shed and construction of 2 No. detached dwellings
2018
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal CB6 2AW
Demolition of existing timber outbuildings and proposed internal and external works to li…
2018
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal CB6 2AW
Demolition of existing timber outbuildings and proposed internal and external works to li…
2018
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Proposed 3No. dwellings (including demotion of existing timber outbuildings), and propose…
2016
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Demolition of three dilapidated outbuildings within curtilage of a listed building
2016
Approved
Pond Farm 3 High Street Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2AW
Demolition of three outbuildings and erection of three new dwellings
2016
Approved
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Demolition of three dilapidated outbuildings within curtilage of a listed building
2016
Approved
Lilypot Lodge 2A School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
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Approved
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East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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
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