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15/01175/DISAB - Discharge of Condition - 28th Submission Decided

Proposal

To discharge Condition 37 (Future management and maintenance of proposed streets) of decision dated 31st October 2019 (as varied by ) for Phase 3 of redevelopment of land at Newmarket Road, Burwell to provide up to 350 dwellings (including affordable housing provision) with associated open space, sports provision, access and infrastructure… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 May 2026
Consultation
12 May 2026
Condition/s Discharged
9 Jun 2026

Condition/s Discharged on 9 Jun 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Associated applications 16

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Discharge of Condition - 28th Submission
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Burwell
Parish
Burwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Condition/s Discharged
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
JCN Design & Planning

Public comments

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Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14856427
Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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