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Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR

25/01348/FUMFull MajorApproved
Full

Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use of the site to allow class E(a) retail sale of goods, class E(b) sale of food and hot drinks, class E(c)(ii) professional services, class E(c)(iii) personal services class E(d) indoor sport, recreation or fitness, class E(e) medical and health services, class E(g)(i): offices, class F1(b): display of works of art, agricultural, sui generis: microbrewery, dog groomers, ancillary office/storage and administration space, seasonal events space, and the resurfacing of overflow car park (retrospective)

Received
12 December 2025
Public comments
6
Ward
Ely East
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated12 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR. East Cambridgeshire has handled 950 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 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
12 January 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
4 February 2026
Consultation end
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
21 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Richard Seamark 1 Station Square Cambridge CB1 2GA

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
12 February 2026
Site notice start
23 January 2026
Site notice end
13 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14557983
Documents
41
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    6 Nov

    To discharge Condition 2 (Soft Landscaping), 7 (Ecological Enhancements) of decision 25/01348/FUM

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/01348/DISB
  2. 2026
    17 Sep

    To discharge Condition 21 (Travel Plan) of decision 25/01348/FUM

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01348/DISA
  3. 2025
    12 Dec

    Proposed change of use of the site to allow class E(a) retail sale of goods, class E(b) sale of food and hot…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/01348/FUM

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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