7A Townsend Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5DB
Proposal
Change the use of the existing dwelling to housing of multiple occupants (HMO) with 9 No. Bedrooms (Sui Generis) and associated living and welfare facilities
- Received
- 27 August 2026
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application at 7A Townsend Soham Cambridgeshire CB7 5DB. East Cambridgeshire has handled 4,044 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. It was submitted on 27 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Soham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 605 applications in total for the CB7 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Soham
- Article 4 direction: 20 - 24 Townsend, SohamPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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