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Toppings & Company Booksellers 7A-9 High Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4LJ

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00954/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

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Proposal

Knock through between 7a and 9 High Street to create single retail area. Construction of new rear extensions to bookshop following the demolition of existing outbuilding, lean-to a single storey extension. Removal of previous dwelling use

As published by the council, reference 26/00954/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00954/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Ely East
Parish
Ely
Postcode
CB7 4LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 November 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

27 documents on file for this application

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What 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 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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