Planning application
Orchards Green Phase 2A Land North Of Cam Drive Ely Cambridgeshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to previously approved 21/00470/RMM dated 10/11/2021 Reserved matters (including full details of the layout, scale appearance and landscaping) in relation to the construction of 258 dwellings, 4 retail units, internal roads, cricket pavilion, open space and other associated infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 21/00470/NMAB
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00470/NMAB
- Type
- Non Material Amendment - 2nd submission
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ely North
- Parish
- Ely
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Cambridgeshire took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Phase 2B Orchards Green Land North Of Cam Drive Ely Cambridgeshire
92% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep
Reserved matters for details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for Phase 2B of previously approved 24/00510/VARM To Vary Conditions 3 (Development Specification, Plans & Documents), 4 (Site-wide Phasing Plan), 51 (Flexible Dwellings), 65 (Business B1 Use), 66 (Hours of Opening (A3,A4, A5 uses)) and 67 (Sub-division/amalgamation of Uses) of previously approved 13/00785/ESO for Residential led development of up to 1,200 homes with associated employment and community uses (including care home or extra care home). Supporting infrastructure, and open space/landscaping on land to the west of Lynn Road in Ely
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26/00003/NMAA Awaiting decision
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25/00775/NMAA Decided
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26/00914/VARM Awaiting decision
Burwell Solar Farm Hightown Drove Burwell Cambridgeshire
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24/01257/NMAA Decided
Phase 5 Orchards Green Development Land North Of Isle Of Ely Primary School School Road Ely
Non material amendment to previously approved 24/01257/RMM for Approval of reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping following outline planning permission 13/00785/ESO for the erection of 300 new homes, landscaping, open space, allotments, pedestrian, cycle and vehicle routes and associated infrastructure pertaining to Phase 5 of the Orchards Green development and approval of relevant details for Phase 5 under conditions 14, 20, 21, 25, 26, 49, 50 and 56 of the outline planning permission
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18/01486/NMAA Decided
24 Laurel Close Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2BN
Non-material amendment to previously approved 18/01486/FUL for Single storey rear extension