Planning application
The Crown Inn 14 Church Street Fordham Cambridgeshire CB7 5NJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application Reference Number: 23/00566/VAR granted under Appeal C Ref: APP/V0510/W/22/3309056 dated: 21/09/2022 for Construction of two four-bedroom dwellings, utilising existing access with associated parking and landscaping including reconfiguration of the restaurant car park
As published by the council, reference 26/00745/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00745/VAR
- Type
- Variation of condition
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Fordham And Isleham
- Parish
- Fordham
- Postcode
- CB7 5NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Cambridgeshire took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Cambridgeshire decided amendment applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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