Planning application
Land Rear Of 3 School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of 1No. detached 1 and 1/2 storey self build property
As published by the council, reference 26/00391/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00391/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sutton
- Parish
- Mepal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB6 2AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00391/DISA Awaiting decision
Land Rear Of 3 School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
To discharge Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS)), 5 (soft landscaping works), 12 (scheme of biodiversity improvements) and 13 (boundary treatments) of decision 26/00391/FUL dated 21 July 2026 for Construction of 1No. detached 1 and 1/2 storey self build property
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00391/DISA Awaiting decision
Land Rear Of 3 School Lane Mepal Cambridgeshire CB6 2AJ
To discharge Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS)), 5 (soft landscaping works), 12 (scheme of biodiversity improvements) and 13 (boundary treatments) of decision 26/00391/FUL dated 21 July 2026 for Construction of 1No. detached 1 and 1/2 storey self build property
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 21 July 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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