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Play Area Recreation Ground Fountain Lane Soham Cambridgeshire

25/00167/BNGDDischarge of BNG ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 11 March 2026

Council decision: Condition/s Discharged

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

To discharge Biodiversity Net Gain Condition in relation to decision dated 30 May 2025 for 25/00167/FUL To extend current skatepark

Received
23 January 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Soham South
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 47 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Play Area Recreation Ground Fountain Lane Soham Cambridgeshire. East Cambridgeshire has handled 766 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 5 days longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Soham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Soham South.

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

Application type
Discharge of BNG Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Soham

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
16 February 2026
Consultation start
2 February 2026
Consultation end
16 February 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
6

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Jan

    To discharge Biodiversity Net Gain Condition in relation to decision dated 30 May 2025 for 25/00167/FUL

    This applicationCondition/s DischargedDischarge of conditions25/00167/BNGD
  2. 2026
    23 Jan

    To discharge Condition 6 (soft landscaping maintenance scheme) 9 (arboricultural method statement) of…

    Condition/s DischargedDischarge of conditions25/00167/DISA
  3. 2025
    12 Feb

    To extend current Skatepark

    ApprovedFull ApplicationPart of25/00167/FUL

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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