Planning application
New Bungalow 4 Third Drove Little Downham Cambridgeshire CB6 2UE
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Single storey side extension including change of use of a 5.4m wide strip of land from agricultural to residential in order to facilitate the extension
As published by the council, reference 26/00839/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00839/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Downham
- Parish
- Little Downham
- Postcode
- CB6 2UE
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Cambridgeshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00337/FUL Awaiting decision
New Bungalow 4 Third Drove Little Downham Cambridgeshire CB6 2UE
Single storey extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by East Cambridgeshire
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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 full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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New Bungalow 4 Third Drove Little Downham Cambridgeshire CB6 2UE
93% historically approved · decision due ~19 May
Single storey extension
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
6B Third Drove Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UE
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The Stables On The Common Second Drove Little Downham Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2UD
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Granted Lawful development 14 docsDomestic
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