East Cambridgeshire District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
East Cambridgeshire District Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on East Cambridgeshire District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 November 2026 · Approved
Millstone Park Burwell Newmarket Road CB25 0BA · 24/00925/DISA
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22 September 2026 · Approved
Phase 2A Millstone Park Land Adjacent To Melton Farm Newmarket Road Burwell · 22/00479/DISD
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22 September 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Station Road Isleham Cambridgeshire CB7 5GG · 21/01572/DISE
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17 September 2026 · Approved
Six Oaks Renewable Energy Park Newmarket Road Bottisham Cambridgeshire · 22/01291/DISA
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15 September 2026 · Approved
Land To North Of Saxon Business Park Woodfen Road Littleport Cambridgeshire · 20/01238/DISP
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14 September 2026 · Approved
Land At High Flyer Farm North Of Kings Avenue Ely Cambridgeshire · 11/01077/DISL
Figures for East Cambridgeshire District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 92 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy; • the effect of the proposed development on the ecological and biodiversity value of the site, including existing…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • whether the proposed development provides adequate…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on trees; and • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local and national planning policies; • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan; • the effect of the development on living conditions, with particular regard to noise; •…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.