53 Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single-storey rear extension with exterior alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £200,000 in March 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Cambridgeshire
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CB7 5AJ
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 May 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Andrew Fleet MCIAT
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions 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 8 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14812336
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14812336
- Neighbours
- 14 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 27 May 2026
- Comments by
- 19 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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