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Land South East Of Wellington Road Lancaster Way Business Park Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3NX

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00237/ESO Environmental Statement Outline

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Proposal

Outline Planning Application (all matters reserved) for the Provision of up to 72,656m2 of E(g), B2 and B8 Floor Space, Associated Plant, Associated Roads, Service Yards, Drainage, Landscape Works and Associated Infrastructure and Works (renewal of planning reference: 08/00563/ESO)

As published by the council, reference 26/00237/ESO

Application record

Reference
26/00237/ESO
Type
Environmental Statement Outline
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Ely West
Parish
Ely
Postcode
CB6 3NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 April 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

98 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 eight weeks. Over the last year East Cambridgeshire's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 400 Lancaster Way Business Park Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3NW

    15/01240/DISM Submitted 9 Oct 2024 350 yards away

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    Granted Conditions Extension 10 docs

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    Granted Conditions Extension 29 docs

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