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25/00539/BNGD - Discharge of BNG Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

To discharge the Biodiversity Net Gain Condition in relation to decision dated 3 October 2025 for Erection of purpose-built student accommodation comprising 24 en-suite student bedrooms, warden's accommodation, office space, communal living room, associated bin and cycle storage, parking, and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision - BNG Discharged DC Decision · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF ECOLOGIST - BNG COMMENTS Consultee Response DC Consultations · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Biodiversity Gain Plan DC Report · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG DESIGN STAGE REPORT - PRACTICAL ECOLOGY V3 Biodiversity/Ecological Assessment DC Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN Biodiversity/Ecological Assessment DC Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC MARCH 2026 (002) Biodiversity/Ecological Assessment DC Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGIST - ECOLOGY RESPONSES Consultee Response DC Consultations · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL METHOD STATEMENT V1 MAR26 Biodiversity/Ecological Assessment DC Report · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF REV B Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan DC Report · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan DC Report · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form DC Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 942 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm
The site is 942 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newmarket 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
Discharge of BNG Condition
Postcode
CB8 7NU
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Fordham And Isleham
Parish
Snailwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Condition/s Discharged
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Townscape Architects Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Erection of purpose-built student accommodation comprising 24 en-suite student bedrooms…
25/00539/FUL
2025 Approved
Erection of purpose-built student accommodation comprising 24 en-suite student bedrooms…
25/00539/FUL
2021 Approved
Additional classroom and ancillary accommodation
21/00483/FUL
2021 Approved
Additional classroom and ancillary accommodation
21/00483/FUL
2020 Approved
Conversion of gym to student bedrooms and associated facilities
20/00240/FUL
2020 Approved
Proposed detached portal framed building
20/00242/FUL
2018 Approved
The installation of 1no. 20 meter telecommunications monopole, 3 no. antennas with GPR sh…
18/00940/TEL
2018 Approved
The installation of 1no. 20 meter telecommunications monopole, 3 no. antennas with GPR sh…
18/00940/TEL
2018 Approved
To discharge conditions 7 (Foul & Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Energy & Sustainability Str…
16/01749/DISA
2018 Approved
To discharge conditions 7 (Foul & Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Energy & Sustainability Str…
16/01749/DISA
2018 Approved
Proposed office extension to match existing
18/00182/FUL
2018 Approved
Proposed office extension to match existing
18/00182/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
The proposed installation consists of 1No. 20m high monopole with 3No. antennas situated…
18/00110/TEL
2018 Withdrawn
The proposed installation consists of 1No. 20m high monopole with 3No. antennas situated…
18/00110/TEL
2016 Approved
A New Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre for Injured Jockeys and British Racing School at…
16/01749/FUM
2016 Approved
A New Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre for Injured Jockeys and British Racing School at…
16/01749/FUM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
The British Racing School Snailwell Road Snailwell CB8 7NU
Variation of condition 6 (Boundary Treatments) of previously approved 16/01749/FUM for a…
19/00007/VARM
2019 Approved
The British Racing School Snailwell Road Snailwell CB8 7NU
Variation of condition 6 (Boundary Treatments) of previously approved 16/01749/FUM for a…
19/00007/VARM
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