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Lake View Bereavement Centre And Crematorium Chatteris Road Mepal Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2AZ

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00191/VAR3M Variation of condition - REG3 Major

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

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

89 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year East Cambridgeshire decided amendment applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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