The Old Police House 8 Main Street Coveney Cambridgeshire CB6 2DJ
Approved on 22 October 2026
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Two storey side extension to existing house, following demolition of existing garage
- Received
- 5 August 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 12 October 2026
- Ward
- Downham
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation1 Sep
- TargetTarget Date5 Oct
- DecidedDecided22 Oct
Decided in 73 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Old Police House 8 Main Street Coveney Cambridgeshire CB6 2DJ. East Cambridgeshire has handled 950 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 5 weeks longer than East Cambridgeshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downham. We hold 1,593 applications in total for the CB6 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
- CB6 2DJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Coveney
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 September 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 October 2026
- Consultation end
- 1 September 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 August 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Mark Shirley 89 St Johns Road Ely CB6 3BW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 18 August 2026
- Site notice end
- 9 September 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15113582
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Source: East Cambridgeshire
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