Land South Of The Princess Of Wales Hospital Ely Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/00717/F3M
Date received
2 Jul 2025
Date validated
18 Jul 2025

Description

Development of 13no. new homes, including 5no. apartments and 8no. houses with access, parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Deferred by East Cambridgeshire Planning Committee on 4 Mar 2026.

Deferred by 6 votes to 3

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme uses a brownfield site and would not cause substantial harm, subject to conditions.
  • Objectors and councillors raised concerns about pedestrian safety, shared access, loss of green space and overdevelopment.
  • The committee voted six to three, with two abstentions, and approved the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of East Cambridgeshire's committee minutes of 4 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 2

Protected tree 11 m away: Princess Of Wales Hospital Lynn Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 1DN, order TPO/E/04/11
2 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
Show all 2 trees with distances
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Also on the record
Inside the Ely built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 22 October 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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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
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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