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The Stables On The Common Second Drove Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UD

Granted East Cambridgeshire 26/00516/CLE Certificate of lawfulness - existing

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

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 13 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Pending Decision

    Previously Pending Consideration.

  5. 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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What 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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