Planning application
Agricultural Buildings Road Between Orchard Row And Wicken Road (c143) Soham Cambridgeshire
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To vary conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 6 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 10 (Soft Landscaping) and 11 (Boundary Treatments) of previously approved 23/00994/VAR to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 5 (Materials) of previously approved 19/01391/FUL dated 11 March 2020 for 3 no dwellings following demolition of existing agricultural buildings - Phased Development
As published by the council, reference 26/00412/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00412/VAR
- Type
- Variation of condition
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00412/DISA Granted
Agricultural Buildings Road Between Orchard Row And Wicken Road (c143) Soham Cambridgeshire
To discharge Condition 3 (Verification report) of decision 26/00412/VAR dated 2nd July 2026 for To vary conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 6 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 10 (Soft Landscaping) and 11 (Boundary Treatments) of previously approved 23/00994/VAR to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 5 (Materials) of previously approved 19/01391/FUL dated 11 March 2020 for 3 no dwellings following demolition of existing agricultural buildings - Phased Development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26/00412/DISA Granted
Agricultural Buildings Road Between Orchard Row And Wicken Road (c143) Soham Cambridgeshire
To discharge Condition 3 (Verification report) of decision 26/00412/VAR dated 2nd July 2026 for To vary conditions 1 (Approved Plans), 6 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 10 (Soft Landscaping) and 11 (Boundary Treatments) of previously approved 23/00994/VAR to Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) and Condition 5 (Materials) of previously approved 19/01391/FUL dated 11 March 2020 for 3 no dwellings following demolition of existing agricultural buildings - Phased Development
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 2 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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