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8 Martin Close Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5EJ

22/01266/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 January 2023

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey front extension

Received
28 October 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Soham North
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 80 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at 8 Martin Close Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5EJ. East Cambridgeshire has handled 950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 5 weeks longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Soham North. We hold 653 applications in total for the CB7 postcode area.

87% of full 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 5EJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Soham

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2022
Consultation expiry
29 December 2022
Consultation start
16 January 2023
Consultation end
29 December 2022
Neighbour consultation start
13 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
29 December 2022
Target decision date
23 December 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
23 November 2022
Site notice end
14 December 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11648284
Documents
17
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: SohamNext to the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: SohamNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    23 Apr

    New outbuilding for hobbies room in front garden

    RefusedFull Application24/00435/FUL

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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