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Land North Of Blackberry Lane Soham

26/00135/OUMOutline MajorAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

The erection of up to 35 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space, vehicular access and parking provision. All matters reserved aside from access

Received
5 February 2026
Decision due
7 May 2026
Public comments
19
Ward
Soham South
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.5 Oct
  4. Target7 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 5 October.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (65)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land North Of Blackberry Lane Soham. East Cambridgeshire has handled 313 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Soham South.

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Application details

Application type
Outline Major
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
35
Parish
Soham

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
5 October 2026
Consultation start
21 September 2026
Consultation end
5 October 2026
Neighbour consultation start
11 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Geoff Armstrong The Exchange Colworth Science Park Sharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
5 March 2026
Site notice start
13 February 2026
Site notice end
6 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14666949
Documents
65
Constraints
34

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
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO/E/21/88Protected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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.

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

Source: East Cambridgeshire

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