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Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH

Granted East Cambridgeshire 21/00291/DISE Discharge of Conditions - 5th Submission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

To discharge Condition 17 (arboricultural method statement) of decision 21/00291/OUM dated 31 October 2023 for outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 210 dwellings (including self-build and affordable housing), 1 community building, and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access.

As published by the council, reference 21/00291/DISE

Application record

Reference
21/00291/DISE
Type
Discharge of Conditions - 5th Submission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Condition/s Discharged
Received
3 Sep 2024
Validated
3 Sep 2024
Decided
25 Nov 2024
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Postcode
CB7 5AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01025/DISA Granted

    Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH

    To discharge Condition 4 (Piling Method Statement) of decision 25/01025/FUL dated 8th June 2026 for Construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development approved under 21/00291/OUM)

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 25/01025/FUL Granted

    Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH

    Construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development approved under 21/00291/OUM)

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2024

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 25 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Condition/s Discharged

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 25 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land At Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH

    24/00306/RMM Submitted 19 Mar 2024 50 yards away

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  • Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH

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