The Old Hall Soham Road Stuntney Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR

23/01403/FUMFull MajorApproved

Full

Approved on 11 November 2024

Council decision: ApprovePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Replacement of existing marquee with proposed extension including new ceremony room and guest bedrooms below together with a new separate office building and associated works

Received: 27 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 14
Council: East Cambridgeshire District Council
Ward: Ely East

ReceivedReceived27 Dec
ValidatedValidated15 Jan
Consult.Consultation14 Oct
TargetTarget Date15 Apr
DecidedDecided11 Nov

Decided in 301 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at The Old Hall Soham Road Stuntney Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR. East Cambridgeshire has handled 950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 320 days, 40 weeks longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Ely East. 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 5TR
Application type: Full Major
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Ely

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 14 October 2024
Consultation start: 11 November 2024
Consultation end: 14 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 9 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 23 August 2024
Target decision date: 15 April 2024
Committee meeting: 6 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: The Christies 5 Wherry Quay Ipswich IP4 1AS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 25 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 22 February 2024
Site notice start: 30 January 2024
Site notice end: 20 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12681181
Documents: 57
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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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Source: East Cambridgeshire

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