Barn A Land South West Of 38 Newmarket Road Fordham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01056/ARN - Agricultural to Residential Notification Pending Consideration

Proposal

Prior Approval Application Class Q, for the change of use of an agricultural building to four dwellinghouses (C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:29

Application progress

✓

Received

5 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

12 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Documents 6

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project 551 m away: Sunnica Energy Farm

The site is 551 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 ↗

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

SSSI 331 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 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 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: Agricultural to Residential Notification
Received: 5 Oct 2026
Validated: 5 Oct 2026
Ward: Fordham And Isleham
Parish: Fordham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Paul Rowe Design Services Limited

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

9%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15150557
Planning Portal ref: PP-15150557
Neighbours: 8 Oct 2026
Consultation: 12 Oct 2026
Comments by: 3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Nov 2026

East Cambridgeshire

Planning Authority Score

6.1/10

Average

#97 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Barn A Land South West Of 38 Newmarket Road Fordham Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 3

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 1