Planning application
Land At E550177 N277983 Pools Road Wilburton Cambridgeshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of land to 2 gypsy/traveller pitches each with residential static caravan, touring caravan, day room, garden, hardstanding area for parking, fencing and access road (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00212/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00212/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Stretham
- Parish
- Witchford
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00183/FUL Awaiting decision
Land At E550177 N277983 Pools Road Wilburton Cambridgeshire
Change of use of land to provide 2 gypsy / traveller pitches with residential static caravan, touring caravan, day room, bin store, altered access and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. 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
40 documents on file for this application
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