East Cambridgeshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to East Cambridgeshire District Council, updated daily. East Cambridgeshire District Council received 302 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 95% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 57 days.
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Recent applications in East Cambridgeshire
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Land To The North Of Padnal Padnal Littleport Cambridgeshire CB6 1GQ
34-unit park home scheme with infrastructure, Littleport, full application. Stations 34 park homes on a 0.98 ha site with internal roads, parking and bases. Bases, roads, drainage and utility connections suit groundworks and civils subcontractors.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land North Of 1 Newport Avenue Fordham Cambridgeshire CB7 5NS
Single new-build bungalow on Newport Avenue, Fordham, at full application stage. Erects one low-pitch bungalow with a new access, parking and external works on land north of 1 Newport Avenue. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors, and the new access will…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
21 Orchard Row Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AY
Single detached new-build home, Soham, full application stage. One private dwelling on a 0.04 ha plot, with new dropped kerbs and associated works. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors on a one-off build.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
49 Lancaster Way Business Park Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3NW
350 sqm education change of use at Ely business park, full application. Part ground floor of a Lancaster Way unit converts to F1(a) learning space. Fit-out, toilet drainage, M&E and joinery for partitions and fire doors are the packages to target.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Land East Of 12 Back Lane Wicken Cambridgeshire CB7 5YL
Single 1.5-storey replacement dwelling after demolition, Wicken, full application. Demolishes a prefabricated single-storey building to erect one 1.5-storey home on a 0.05 hectare plot, full application. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing open first, with M&E and drainage connections…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
24 High Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4JU
Mixed retail and flat refurbishment, Ely High Street, full application. Converts part of the ground-floor shop into a separate flat entrance and refurbishes the retail unit and flat above. Fit-out, joinery and shopfront glazing packages suit local contractors, with partition and entrance works in…
Fit-outJoineryGlazing
24 High Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4JU
Listed-building refurbishment and separate flat entrance, Ely High Street. Consent covers a new residential doorway, retail unit refurbishment and previously approved alterations across 80 sqm. Conservation joinery, glazing and lime plastering suit specialists working within listed fabric.
BrickworkJoineryGlazing
Soham Library 7 Clay Street Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5HJ
Library roof and rooflight replacement, Soham, at full application stage. Renews flat roof areas and rooflights and infills clerestory windows on the existing library building. Roofing, rooflight glazing and masonry infill packages suit local roofers and glaziers.
Roof repairGlazingBrickwork
Land Parcel Between Grannys End Road And A142 Off Marroway Lane Witchford Cambridgeshire
Two-pitch Gypsy/Traveller caravan site with amenity buildings, Witchford, full application. Two pitches, each with static and touring caravans plus an amenity building, with hardstanding and acoustic fencing, at full stage. Groundworks, hardstanding and modular amenity-building supply are the open…
GroundworksHard landscaping
83 Carter Street Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5JT
Listed building consent for urgent damp remediation, Fordham, Ely. Emergency remedial works to a listed house at 83 Carter Street, addressing severe damp at the front elevation. Lime-compatible damp specialists and traditional masonry contractors are the trades to target for this urgent work.
Damp proofing
Woolsack Barn 24 Market Street Ely Cambridgeshire
Air handling unit installation at a barn on Market Street, Ely. Two air handling units are added to an existing premises at full application stage. Ductwork, electrical connections and support steelwork are the packages for M&E installers and HVAC suppliers.
M&ESteel
21 Orchard Way Haddenham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3UT
24 sqm garage conversion to hair salon, Haddenham, Ely. Converts an existing garage into a salon of 24 sqm at full application stage. Fit-out, electrics, wash-basin drainage and joinery are the packages for local trades.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
186 Main Street Witchford Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2HT
Vehicular access and parking reconfiguration, Witchford veterinary practice, full application. New access and relocated parking serve a veterinary practice and two neighbouring homes, at full stage. Groundworks, kerbing, block paving and drainage suit local civils subcontractors and hard…
GroundworksHard landscapingDrainage
15 Canterbury Avenue Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3DW
Two-storey side and single-storey front extension, Ely. Demolishes an existing garage and porch to make way for new living space at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and steel over the side opening are the packages for local trade subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
The Bungalow Hive Road Witcham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2LE
Two-level cart lodge with playroom and office, Witcham, Ely. Full application for a new free-standing outbuilding beside an existing bungalow, with garaging below and a room above. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local householder trades, with glazing and electrics for the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Planning appeals in East Cambridgeshire District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so East Cambridgeshire District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
East Cambridgeshire District Council, raw rate
28.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.4 percentage points below expected. East Cambridgeshire District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
395 appeals counted, 381 judged either way (109 allowed, 272 dismissed), 14 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-05.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.6% | 28.8% | 278 | 275 | 76 |
| Householder (HAS) | 30% | 35.6% | 63 | 60 | 18 |
| Enforcement Notice | 36% | 13.5% | 30 | 25 | 9 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 14.3% | 25% | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 50% | 36.9% | 8 | 8 | 4 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in East Cambridgeshire District Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in East Cambridgeshire District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent30 homes
- Shared ownership43 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
East Cambridgeshire District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder95% (118 decided)
- other95% (65 decided)
- residential92% (24 decided)
- commercial100% (9 decided)
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