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Barcham Trees Plc Eye Hill Drove Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5XF

Granted East Cambridgeshire 25/00737/VARM Variation of condition Major application

Works: Extension Major scheme

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

Proposal

To Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of previously approved 24/00155/VARM, dated 26 June 2024 for application to vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 29 (BREEAM) of planning decision notice 22/00827/FUM dated 24 July 2023 for: Change of use and extension of former engineering workshop to create a new visitor centre with a cafe, restaurant and retail facilities, car parking, new highway access arrangements and public access to arboretum

As published by the council, reference 25/00737/VARM

Application record

Reference
25/00737/VARM
Type
Variation of condition Major application
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
8 Jul 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Decided
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Soham North
Parish
Soham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CB7 5XF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 30 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 30 October 2025, 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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