Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH Data via plota.co.uk

25/01025/DISB - Discharge of Conditions - 2nd Submission Pending Consideration

Proposal

To discharge Condition 3 (Soft Landscaping), 5 (Biodiversity Improvements), 6 (Sustainability Strategy) of decision dated 8th June 2026 for construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development approved under ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 26 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

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 269 m away: Soham Wet Horse Fen SSSI; Inside the Soham 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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
Discharge of Conditions - 2nd Submission
Postcode
CB7 5AH
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15259132
Planning Portal ref
PP-15259132
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 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