Planning application
Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of the site to allow class E(a) retail sale of goods, class E(b) sale of food and hot drinks, class E(c)(ii) professional services, class E(c)(iii) personal services class E(d) indoor sport, recreation or fitness, class E(e) medical and health services, class E(g)(i): offices, class F1(b): display of works of art, agricultural, sui generis: microbrewery, dog groomers, ancillary office/storage and administration space, seasonal events space, and the resurfacing of overflow car park (retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 25/01348/FUM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01348/FUM
- Type
- Full Major
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ely East
- Parish
- Ely
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- CB7 5TR
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00768/ADN Awaiting decision
Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR
Retrospective erection of 4 x V field signs and 1 x banner
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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12 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
57 documents on file for this application
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East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 15 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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