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

Granted East Cambridgeshire 24/00306/RMM Reserved Matter Major

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

Proposal

Reserved matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 199 dwellings, public open space, play area, sustainable urban drainage and other associated infrastructure pursuant to outline planning permission 21/00291/OUM

As published by the council, reference 24/00306/RMM

Application record

Reference
24/00306/RMM
Type
Reserved Matter Major
Status
Permitted
Decision
Approve
Received
19 Mar 2024
Validated
19 Mar 2024
Decided
1 Nov 2024
Ward
Soham South
Parish
Soham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB7 5AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2024

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 1 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

115 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 1 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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