Planning application
Downfields Garage Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of an illuminated small format double-sided advertising display
As published by the council, reference 26/00704/ADN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00704/ADN
- Type
- Advertisement - non-illuminated
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Soham South
- Parish
- Soham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CB7 5AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Cambridgeshire granted permission on 24 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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