3 School Lane Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01344/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of 1No. detached self-build dwelling and extension to garden of No.3 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Dec 2025
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Validated
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report DC Report · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision - Permitted FUL DC Decision · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ECOLOGY RESPONSE Consultee Response DC Consultations · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECDC ECOLOGY OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT REV C Design & Access Statement DC Report · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Updated dwellings information Application Form DC Application Form · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Application Form DC Application Form · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 10

PDF TREES OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show DC Contributor · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response DC Consultations · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT Consultee Response DC Consultations · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE TEAM Consultee Response DC Consultations · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF Extension of Time Request Letter DC Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Agreed to an extension of time DC Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Extension of Time Request Letter DC Correspondence · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Extension of Time Request Letter DC Correspondence · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Agreed to Extension Of Time DC Correspondence · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Extension of Time Request Letter DC Correspondence · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Extension of Time Request Letter DC Correspondence · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Agreed to Extension Of Time DC Correspondence · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Round House, Grade II, 24 m away · 6 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 367 m away: Ouse Washes; SSSI 367 m away: Ouse Washes SSSI; Inside the Mepal 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £210,000 in January 2021. Detached house, freehold.

21 January 2021£210,000

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

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB6 2AJ
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Sutton
Parish
Mepal
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Holmes Architecture & Planning Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 30 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
288decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14558417
Planning Portal ref
PP-14558417
Neighbours
19 Mar 2026
Consultation
19 Mar 2026
Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
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
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.

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

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.