Alderforth Farm Witchford Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3NN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00911/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of the existing dwelling house and associated ancillary stable building and the construction of a replacement dwelling house with associated parking and amenity space (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from East Cambridgeshire's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 21 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: 16, Main Street
List entry 1265522 · 4 m from the pin
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Witchford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CB6 3NN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Stretham
Parish
Witchford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (Newcastle Office)

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. East Cambridgeshire usually decides demolitions by day 57.

Day 1740 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14441823
Neighbours
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
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