Land Adjacent To 73 Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00661/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

2no new dwellings, new/altered access, dropped kerbs and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 113.

The consultation period closed on 24 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 268 m away: Soham Wet Horse Fen SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Down Field built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB7 5AJ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
AJS Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 113, past the statutory target. 67% of new homes in East Cambridgeshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 11357 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15019056
Planning Portal ref
PP-15019056
Neighbours
23 Jun 2026
Consultation
23 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
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