Planning Applications in
East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire is part of the East region. Search any postcode in East Cambridgeshire to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
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Planning Application Types in East Cambridgeshire
Based on 1069 applications tracked between 2025-06-30 and 2026-10-22.
Full
46% of all applications
Tree Works
15% of all applications
Householder
14% of all applications
Demolition
9% of all applications
Change of Use
6% of all applications
Outline
4% of all applications
East Cambridgeshire Planning Statistics
Data period: 2025-06-30 to 2026-10-22 · Updated 28 October 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in East Cambridgeshire
PlanWatch currently holds 1,069 East Cambridgeshire planning records across 474 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2025-06-30 to 2026-10-22. The most common categories in this dataset are Full (496), Tree Works (162), Householder (146).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Recent Planning Applications in East Cambridgeshire
Latest applications submitted to East Cambridgeshire council.
To discharge Condition 3 (Tree Protection), 4 ( Window and Door Details), 6 (Soft Landscaping), 7 (Hard Landscaping), 9 (Biodiversity Improvements) of decision 26/00105/FUL dated 2nd April 2026 for Single storey rear extension, internal alterations including new first floor en-suite, relocation of air source heat pump and landscaping
6 The Street Snailwell Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LX
Outbuilding in the rear garden- retrospective
28 The Orchards Sutton Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2PX
T1 Cherry plum - Fell T2 Field Maple - 20% thin and up to 2m crown reduction T3 Sycamore - 1.5/2.5m Reduction of large overextended limbs over neighbours garden
74 St Marys Street Ely Cambridgeshire CB7 4HH
To discharge Condition 3 (Tree Protection), 4 (Foul Water Disposal) of decision 24/00268/FUL dated 30th January 2026 for Detached single storey annexe for holiday let use
Ebeneezer Farm West Fen Coveney Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 2DA
To discharge condition 3 Details of doors and windows of decision 26/00106/LBC dated 2nd April 2026 for Single storey rear extension, internal alterations including new first floor en-suite and relocation of air source heat pump
6 The Street Snailwell Cambridgeshire CB8 7LX
Official Planning Portal
View and search planning applications directly on the East Cambridgeshire council website.
Visit East Cambridgeshire planning portal →Objecting to a Planning Application in East Cambridgeshire
East Cambridgeshire Council can only weigh objections that raise a material planning consideration. Personal disputes, loss of a view and property value are not material and are set aside. These are the grounds that do count, with what East Cambridgeshire's planning officers will expect you to evidence for each.
Then write the objection letter, or check what counts as a material consideration before you start. Objections normally have to reach East Cambridgeshire Council inside the 21-day consultation window.
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Data Sources
- Planning application data: planning.data.gov.uk
- East Cambridgeshire council planning portal — pa.eastcambs.gov.uk
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions
- Data last refreshed: 28 October 2026
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