50 Main Street Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2ST Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/01035/TRE
Appeal
Dismissed · 24 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009270 ↗
Council
East Cambridgeshire 6.1/10
Date received
24 Sept 2025
Date validated
24 Sept 2025
Postcode
CB6 2ST

Description

T1 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) - Tree has been in declining health for some time, the tree was reduced within the last 3 years and this has caused further decline. Permission is now sought to fell the tree to adjoining wall level, approximately 2 meters high W3W Location: agreement.fetch.jobs Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

Little Downham 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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 27, Main Street, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 5 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 376 m away: Little Downham; Inside the Little Downham 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 12 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £432,000 in October 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

6 October 2016£432,000
19 September 2003£312,000
23 August 1996£124,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area162 m² (1,744 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
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21/00434/TRE
2021 Approved
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21/00434/TRE
2017 Approved
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17/01781/TRE
2017 Approved
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17/01781/TRE
2017 Approved
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17/01224/FUL
2017 Approved
Infill area between the original house and the existing outbuilding.
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Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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19/00685/FUL
2019 Approved
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Construction of a two storey rear extension to 24 and 26 and alter the boundary line of t…
19/00685/FUL
2017 Approved
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17/02075/FUL
2017 Approved
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2017 Refused
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.