Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5ED
Approved on 5 January 2024
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Temporary positioning of a cabin forming tea bar accommodation following demolition of condemned building. Building will be removed following construction of replacement building
- Received
- 31 October 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Ward
- Soham South
- ReceivedReceived31 Oct
- ValidatedValidated31 Oct
- Consult.Consultation6 Dec
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 66 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Walter Gidney Pavilion Fountain Lane Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5ED. East Cambridgeshire has handled 950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 3 weeks longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. 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.
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 5ED
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Soham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 October 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 6 December 2023
- Consultation start
- 5 January 2024
- Consultation end
- 6 December 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 26 December 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Demi-Mai Wiles 6 Regent Place Soham Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5RL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 November 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 30 November 2023
- Site notice start
- 7 November 2023
- Site notice end
- 28 November 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12556628
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Soham
- 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
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Aug
To discharge Condition 2 (External Materials), 3 (External Windows, Doors, Glazed Screens), 4 (Hard…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01013/DISA - 20259 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 - 202424 Sep
To vary Condition 1 (approved drawings) and Condition 15 (ventilation and extraction) of previously approved…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/01013/VAR - 202315 Oct
To discharge Condition 7 (a scheme for the protection of the retained trees) of decision 20/01636/FUL
Condition/s DischargedDischarge of conditions20/01636/DISA - 202331 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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