Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR
Refused on 10 September 2026
Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Retrospective application for 4 x V field signs and 1 x banner. See accompanying covering letter and plans/photos for further details and measurements.
- Received
- 17 July 2026
- Ward
- Ely East
- ReceivedReceived17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Aug
- TargetTarget Date11 Sep
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an advertising consent application at Bens Yard Soham Road Stuntney Cambridgeshire CB7 5TR. East Cambridgeshire has handled 38 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 13 days longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. 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.
80% of advertising 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed advertisements, by virtue of their siting and quantity, are considered to result in an unacceptable proliferation of advertisements within the development site and wider landscape setting. This is detrimental to the openness of the site and the rural character and appearance of the site and surrounding area. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies ENV 1 and ENV 3 of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan, as well as policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework which requires proposals to successfully respond to their surrounding context and maintain a strong sense of place.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- CB7 5TR
- Application type
- Advertisement - non-illuminated
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ely
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 10 August 2026
- Consultation start
- 20 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 August 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mrs Angela Briggs One Station Square Cambridge CB1 2GA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Nov
To discharge Condition 2 (Soft Landscaping), 7 (Ecological Enhancements) of decision 25/01348/FUM
PendingDischarge of conditions25/01348/DISB - 202617 Sep
To discharge Condition 21 (Travel Plan) of decision 25/01348/FUM
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/01348/DISA - 202512 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…
ApprovedFull Major25/01348/FUM
Source: East Cambridgeshire
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