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Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5ED

20/01636/DISADischarge of Conditions - 1st SubmissionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 20 November 2023

Council decision: Condition/s Discharged

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

To discharge Condition 7 (a scheme for the protection of the retained trees) of decision 20/01636/FUL dated 13 December 2021 for demolition of part of existing community hall, replacement with a purpose built rear extension

Received
15 October 2023
Public comments
2
Ward
Soham South
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5ED. East Cambridgeshire has handled 766 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 6 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Soham conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Soham South. We hold 653 applications in total for the CB7 postcode area.

96% of conditions applications at East Cambridgeshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CB7 5ED
Application type
Discharge of Conditions - 1st Submission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Soham

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2023
Consultation expiry
9 November 2023
Consultation start
19 October 2023
Consultation end
9 November 2023
Target decision date
10 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
6 Regent Place Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Soham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Steelyard at the Fountain InnOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: 22 - 28 Clay Street, SohamNext to the site · +2 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/E/02/02Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Soham
  • Brownfield land register: Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5EDRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    10 Aug

    To discharge Condition 2 (External Materials), 3 (External Windows, Doors, Glazed Screens), 4 (Hard…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01013/DISA
  2. 2025
    9 Oct

    T11 Sycamore - Light crown lift no more than 3m from the ground level of the recreation ground

    ApprovedWork to tree within Conservation area25/01110/TRE
  3. 2024
    24 Sep

    To vary Condition 1 (approved drawings) and Condition 15 (ventilation and extraction) of previously approved…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/01013/VAR
  4. 2023
    31 Oct

    Temporary positioning of a cabin forming tea bar accommodation following demolition of condemned building…

    ApprovedFull Application23/01196/FUL
  5. 2023
    31 Aug

    T19 - Common Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 5 meters from ground level (east side only) for construction…

    WithdrawnWork to tree within Conservation area23/00970/TRE

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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