Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH
Approved on 19 December 2025
Council decision: Condition/s still outstanding
Proposal
To discharge Condition 23 (travel plan) of decision 21/00291/OUM dated 31 October 2023 for outline application for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 210 dwellings (including self-build and affordable housing), 1 community building, and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except access.
- Received
- 18 November 2025
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Soham South
- ReceivedReceived18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation8 Dec
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 31 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at Downfield Farm Fordham Road Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5AH. East Cambridgeshire has handled 766 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 11 days quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There have been 6 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 5AH
- Application type
- Discharge of Conditions - 9th Submission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 210
- Parish
- Soham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 8 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 24 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 8 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 January 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14490980
- Documents
- 8
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202611 Mar
To discharge Condition 23 (Travel Plan) of decision 21/00291/OUM
PendingDischarge of conditions21/00291/DISK - 202627 Feb
To discharge Condition 10 (remediation scheme) of decision dated 31 October 2023 for 21/00291/OUM
PendingDischarge of conditions21/00291/DISJ - 202518 Nov
To discharge Condition 23 (travel plan) of decision 21/00291/OUM
This applicationCondition/s still outstandingDischarge of conditions21/00291/DISI
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Oct
To discharge Condition 3 (Soft Landscaping), 5 (Biodiversity Improvements), 6 (Sustainability Strategy) of…
PendingDischarge of conditions25/01025/DISB - 202617 Aug
To discharge Condition 4 (Piling Method Statement) of decision 25/01025/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01025/DISA - 202613 Apr
To remove condition 3 (details of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance of the community facility…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)26/00406/VARM - 202514 Oct
Construction of four dwellings with associated infrastructure (in connection with the residential development…
ApprovedApplication25/01025/FUL
Source: East Cambridgeshire
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