Site Of The Former Pattersons Stores 11 Mill Street Isleham CB7 5RY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00520/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Hybrid application comprising full planning permission for the erection of a convenience store (Class E) with associated external plant, access, parking and servicing areas, and landscaping; and Outline permission (all matters reserved except access) for two single-storey dwellings (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 May 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 69

Consultation & comments 33

PDF 9A MILL STREET Consultee Response DC Contributor · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ISLEHAM PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response DC Consultations · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 13 MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 28 LIMESTONE CLOSE (2) Neighbour Response DC Contributor · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 28 LIMESTONE CLOSE (1) Neighbour Response DC Contributor · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6 MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 23 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 25 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Consultations · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 2 MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY Consultee Response DC Consultations · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 28 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREES OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 33 POUND LANE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ISLEHAM PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response DC Consultations · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE STRATEGY Consultee Response DC Consultations · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 27 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 6 MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 25 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 28 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 9A MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 8 MILL STREET Neighbour Comment DC Contributor · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY Consultee Response DC Consultations · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Response DC Consultations · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Consultee Response DC Consultations · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 23 LIMESTONE CLOSE Neighbour Response DC Contributor · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Response DC Consultations · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGNING OUT CRIME TEAM Consultee Response DC Consultations · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee List DC Consultations · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour List DC Neighbour Letter · 27 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Isleham 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 72 m away: Lime kilns on E side of High Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5, Mill Street, Grade II, 44 m away · 1 Grade I, 11 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.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Isleham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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
Full Application
Postcode
CB7 5RY
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Fordham And Isleham
Parish
Isleham
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 117 days from validation, 53 days slower than East Cambridgeshire's median of 64 for new homes. Approved, as 82% of new homes here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Public comments

11comments received
7 objecting2 neutral2 supporting

64% object · below the UK average of 75%

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14846465
Neighbours
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jun 2026
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 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