Land To Rear Of 81 To 111 Brook Street Soham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

Pending Consideration 26/01039/RMM
New homes
Council
East Cambridgeshire 6.1/10
Date received
30 Sept 2026
Date validated
7 Oct 2026

Description

Application for Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) in relation to hybrid planning permission to allow for the construction of 80 dwellings including public open space and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 28 Dec 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent new homes.

Day 2 of the 91-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides new homes by day 68.

Day 289 days to the 91-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
6%go to committee

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

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 243 m away: Soham Wet Horse Fen SSSI; Inside the Soham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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.

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East Cambridgeshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#97 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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