Land North Of 49 Brook Street Soham Cambridgeshire
Approved on 1 April 2026
Council decision: Env Statement Not Required (screening)Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
SCREENING OPINION - Residential Development of up to 234 dwellings
- Received
- 11 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Ward
- Soham South
- ReceivedReceived11 Mar
- ValidatedValidated11 Mar
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided1 Apr
Decided in 21 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land North Of 49 Brook Street Soham Cambridgeshire. East Cambridgeshire has handled 313 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Soham South.
80% of outline 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
- Screen
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 234
- Parish
- Soham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 17 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 31 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Amy Richardson
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 40
Site constraints
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.
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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Source: East Cambridgeshire
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