Planning application
Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development approved under 21/00291/OUM)
As published by the council, reference 25/01025/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01025/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- 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.
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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)
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21/00291/DISE Granted
Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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14 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 8 June 2026, 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.
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