Downfields Garage Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00704/ADN - Advertisement - non-illuminated Approved

Proposal

Erection of an illuminated small format double-sided advertising display Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 400 m away: Soham Wet Horse Fen SSSI; 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Advertisement - non-illuminated
Postcode
CB7 5AJ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stantec UK Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of advertisement consent here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
11decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15040536
Planning Portal ref
PP-15040536
Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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