Planning application
The Stables On The Common Second Drove Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. To certify that the building operations carried out to the building within the site outlined in red were carried out more than four years ago and would be lawful due to the passage of time. 2. To certify that the site outlined in red has been used continuously as an independent dwelling for more than four years and would be lawful due to the passage of time.
As published by the council, reference 26/00516/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00516/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of lawfulness - existing
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Downham
- Parish
- Little Downham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB6 2UD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 21 August 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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