Trinity Hall Farm Collins Hill Fordham Cambridgeshire CB7 5PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00767/CLE - Certificate of lawfulness - existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development to establish the lawful commencement of the development permitted under application reference Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
16 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report DC Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice DC Decision · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form DC Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF CADENT GAS Consultee Response DC Consultations · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CADENT GAS Consultee Response DC Consultations · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF COVERING LETTER Additional Application Information DC Correspondence · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SCHEDULE OF EVIDENCE Additional Application Information DC Correspondence · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1119 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm; SSSI 354 m away: Brackland Rough SSSI; Inside the Fordham (East Cambridgeshire) 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
East Cambridgeshire
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness - existing
Postcode
CB7 5PD
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Fordham And Isleham
Parish
Fordham
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083438
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083438
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
To discharge Condition 3 (contamination) 4 (hard and soft landscaping) 5 (boundary treatm…
23/00807/DISA
2025 Approved
To discharge Condition 3 (contamination) 4 (hard and soft landscaping) 5 (boundary treatm…
23/00807/DISA
2023 Approved
Change of use of traditional farm buildings to provide 5no. dwellings
23/00807/FUL
2023 Approved
Change of use of traditional farm buildings to provide 5no. dwellings
23/00807/FUL
2023 Approved
Change of use from agricultural barn to 1no. dwelling houses
23/00810/ARN
2023 Refused
Change of use from agricultural building to 4no. dwelling houses
23/00811/ARN
2023 Approved
Change of use from agricultural barn to 1no. dwelling houses
23/00810/ARN
2023 Refused
Change of use from agricultural building to 4no. dwelling houses
23/00811/ARN
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Refused
Trinity Hall Farm Collins Hill Fordham Cambridgeshire
Change of use of traditional farm buildings to provide 5no. dwellings
22/01002/FUL
2022 Refused
Trinity Hall Farm Collins Hill Fordham Cambridgeshire
Change of use of traditional farm buildings to provide 5no. dwellings
22/01002/FUL
2021 Approved
Trinity Hall Farm Collins Hill Fordham Cambridgeshire
Reinstatement of an agricultural building following weather damage
21/01696/FUL
2021 Approved
Meadow View 26 Collins Hill Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5PE
Proposed new conservatory to the side of the house
21/01023/FUL
2021 Approved
Meadow View 26 Collins Hill Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5PE
Proposed new conservatory to the side of the house
21/01023/FUL
2020 Approved
48 Trinity Close Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5PB
Loft Conversion
20/00541/CLP
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