Planning application
26/00638/AGN
West Side Farm 23 Lark Hall Road Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5LT
Proposal
Erection of steel framed agricultural building for hay and straw storage
As published by the council, reference 26/00638/AGN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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18 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00780/AGN Awaiting decision
West Side Farm 23 Lark Hall Road Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5LT
A steel framed portal shed which is to be used for hay and straw storage on an agricultural holding
Other prior approval applications
In East Cambridgeshire
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26/00780/AGN Awaiting decision
West Side Farm 23 Lark Hall Road Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5LT
A steel framed portal shed which is to be used for hay and straw storage on an agricultural holding
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26/00762/AGN Awaiting decision
Lark Hall Farm 10-12 Lark Hall Road Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5LS
Side extension to the west side of existing portal framed barn
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26/00615/AGN Refused
Barn At Lark Hall Farm Yard 10 - 12 Lark Hall Road Fordham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5LS
Erection of steel framed general purpose agricultural building
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26/00694/AGN Awaiting decision
Temple Farm Redmere Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4SS
Erection of agricultural building/barn
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26/00579/AGN Decided
Land Adjacent To Fawn Cottage Mill Road Kirtling Suffolk
Agricultural building for the storage of hay