4 Fordham Road Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5AQ

1. 28 Jul 2026

   Received by East Cambridgeshire

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Cambridgeshire decided full applications in a median of 88 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 7 Red House Gardens Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5FQ

  26/00455/TPO Submitted 27 Apr 2026 55m away

  T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 2.5-3m, crown lift to 3.5m from ground level

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 14 The Oaks Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5FF

  26/00663/TRE Submitted 18 Jun 2026 146m away

  G1 - Group of x4 Poplar trees - Fell due to being in wrong position G2 - x1 Beech, x2 Maple - Fell due to being in wrong position T1 - Poplar - Fell due to being too close to property T2 - Silver Birch - Fell due to being too close to property T3 - Oak - Reduce limbs growing towards house back by 2m to lateral pruning points, crown lift to 5-6m

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 5-7 Staples Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AF

  25/00452/FUL Submitted 25 Apr 2025 176m away

  Demolish two prefab units and construct 3 new dwellings

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 57 docs
  Several homes

• Soham Village College Sand Street Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AA

  24/01152/TRE Submitted 1 Nov 2024 190m away

  T1 Norway Maple - Crown lift to 3m from ground level T2 Sycamore - Crown lift over road to 4m from ground level T3 Weeping Beech - Crown lift over access road to 4m from ground level T4 Weeping Beech - Crown lift over access road to 4m from ground level

  Decided Trees 3 docs

• Soham Village College Sand Street Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AA

  21/01085/TCON Submitted 22 Jul 2021 218m away

  To comply with Condition 5 of Decision notice 91/00063/FUL

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Adjacent To 39 Millcroft Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AP

  21/00698/FUL Submitted 24 May 2021 241m away

  Construction of one and a half storey, 3 bed dwelling

  Refused Full applications 18 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00765/FUL Granted

  11A Main Street Coveney Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2DJ

  Single storey side extension

  16 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/00520/FUL Granted

  Site Of The Former Pattersons Stores 11 Mill Street Isleham CB7 5RY

  Hybrid application comprising full planning permission for the erection of a convenience store (Class E) with associated external plant, access, parking and servicing areas, and landscaping; and Outline permission (all matters reserved except access) for two single-storey dwellings (Class C3).

  14 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/00749/FUL Granted

  Tollgate Cottage 8 Hythe Lane Burwell Cambridgeshire CB25 0EH

  Installation of external Air Source Heat Pump unit to northern elevation

  8 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 25/00362/FUL Granted

  Old Salt Depot 38 Brinkley Road Dullingham Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9UW

  Erection of 5 no. two-storey dwellings, associated outbuildings and highway access

  23 Dec 2025 Full applications
• 26/00087/FUL Awaiting decision

  81 St Johns Road Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3BW

  First floor side and rear extensions, two storey side extension, raised flat roof and single storey front/side extension including canopy

  7 Sep 2026 Full applications