The Barn Cromwell Road Ely Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/00851/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of barn, proposed single detached two-storey dwelling, with associated parking, private amenity space and ancillaries Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
2 Sept 2025
✓
Consultation
22 Oct 2026
✓
Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Consultation & comments 23

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 8 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Response DC Consultations · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Response DC Consultations · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 28 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 24 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF LOCAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY Consultee Response DC Consultations · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Response DC Consultations · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF THE CITY OF ELY COUNCIL Consultee Response DC Consultations · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF WASTE TEAM Consultee Response DC Consultations · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Response DC Consultations · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
28 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Barn, Grade II, 10 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 26 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 28 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 156 m away: Hospital of St John the Baptist and St Mary Magdalene, St John's Farm
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; Tree preservation order 21 m away: Cromwell Road Ely.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 12 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Cambridgeshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full Application
Received
6 Aug 2025
Validated
2 Sept 2025
Ward
Ely West
Parish
Ely
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gary Johns Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 415 days from validation, 359 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
368decided in the last year

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

Public comments

9comments received
6 objecting3 supporting

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14163553
Planning Portal ref
PP-14163553
Neighbours
22 Oct 2026
Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
17 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2025
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
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use