Planning application
Lake View Bereavement Centre And Crematorium Chatteris Road Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AZ
Works: Trees Major scheme
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Proposal
To vary conditions 1 (approved plans), 15 (hard landscaping), 16 (external lighting), 19 (soft landscaping), 24 (Foul Water Drainage), 25 (Surface Water Drainage) 28 (Materials) and 31 (visibility splays) of previously approved 25/00176/VAR3M for variation of Conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 8 (Contamination), 12 (Sustainability), 13 (Operating Hours), 14 (Use of Function Room), 15 (Hard Landscaping), 16 (External Lighting), 19 (Soft Landscaping), 21 (Tree Protection), 24 (Foul Water Drainage), 25 (Surface Water Drainage), Condition 27 (External Materials), 28 (Flower Court & Function Room), 29 (Boundary Treatments), 31 (Visibility Splays), 34 (Fire Hydrants) and 35 (Delivery Times) for previously approved 21/01216/F3M dated 26 October 2022 for construction of a crematorium and associated service and administration building, function building, memorial garden, natural burial areas, pet cemetery, car parking, new vehicular access from the A142 north of the site and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 26/00191/VAR3M
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00191/VAR3M
- Type
- Variation of condition - REG3 Major
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Sutton
- Parish
- Mepal
- Postcode
- CB6 2AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Cambridgeshire took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
82 documents on file for this application
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About amendment applications
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