Planning in East Cambridgeshire

Name: Planning designations and decisions — East Cambridgeshire District Council
Creator: East Cambridgeshire District Council
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

East Cambridgeshire District Council has 28 conservation areas and 292 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 991 listed building outlines.

Conservation areas

Article 4 directions

292

Listed building outlines

991

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Conservation areas

Ashleydesignated 8 November 2005
Bottishamdesignated 1 January 1973
Brinkleydesignated 4 December 1974
Burrough Greendesignated 4 December 1974
Burwell - High Towndesignated 14 December 2006
Burwell - North Streetdesignated 14 December 2006
Cheveleydesignated 27 January 1981
Chippenhamdesignated 16 April 1975
Dullinghamdesignated 5 February 2010
Elydesignated 8 November 2007
Fordhamdesignated 10 September 1975
Haddenhamdesignated 22 January 2008
Hill Row Haddenhamdesignated 22 January 2008
Islehamdesignated 16 April 1975
Little Downhamdesignated 6 March 2012
Littleportdesignated 9 November 2010
Lodedesignated 3 July 1991
Reachdesignated 16 April 1975
Snailwelldesignated 1 January 1991
Sohamdesignated 23 January 2007
Strethamdesignated 1 September 2009
Suttondesignated 20 March 2013
Swaffham Bulbeckdesignated 27 January 1981
Swaffham Priordesignated 12 July 1974
Upenddesignated 12 July 1974
Wickendesignated 16 April 1975
Wilburtondesignated 1 January 1991
Witchamdesignated 12 July 1974

Article 4 directions

1 & 19 Castlehythe, Ely28 October 2009
1 & 2 Stonefields Cottages, Mill Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
1 Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
1 Brook Dam Lane, Soham12 November 2008
1 Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
1 Springhead Lane, Ely28 October 2009
1 Townsend, Soham12 November 2008
1 West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
1-12 The Range, Ely28 October 2009
1-15 (odds) Bernard Street, Ely28 October 2009
1-15 (odds) Chiefs Street, Ely28 October 2009
1-15 (odds) Cromwell Road, Ely28 October 2009
1-15 (odds) Parade Lane, Ely28 October 2009
1-15 Hills Lane, Ely28 October 2009
1-1a West End, Ely28 October 2009
1-35 (odds) Victoria Street, Ely28 October 2009
1-5 (odds) Waterside, Ely28 October 2009
1-55 (odds) Deacons Lane, Ely28 October 2009
1-7 (odds) New Barns Road, Ely28 October 2009
1, 3, 9, 11-15 (odds) Beech Lane, Ely28 October 2009
10 - 26 Evens (9) Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
10 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
10-14 (evens) Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
10-20 (evens) Chiefs Street, Ely28 October 2009
100 Silver Street, Burwell12 November 2008
104-114 (evens) Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
11 - 13 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
116-118 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
12 - 14 Evens (2) Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
12 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
12 Mandeville, Burwell12 November 2008
122 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
126-128 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
12a-18 (evens) Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
13-15 (odds) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
13-15 (odds) Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
13-25 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
130-134 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
14-14a (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
14, 16, 18, 20 & 22 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
15 Speed Lane, Soham12 November 2008
16 Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
16 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
16 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
16 Sand Street, Soham12 November 2008
16-24 (evens) Newnham Street, Ely28 October 2009
16, 18 & 20 (3) The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
17 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
17 Speed Lane, Soham12 November 2008
17-19 Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
17-25 (odds) Vineyards, Ely28 October 2009
17-31 (odds) New Barns Road, Ely28 October 2009
18 - 24 Evens (4) Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
18 Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
18 Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
18-22 (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
18-22 (evens) Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
18, 16 & 16a Church Lane, Ely28 October 2009
19 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
19 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
19 Speed Lane, Soham12 November 2008
19-25 (odds) Silver Street, Ely28 October 2009
2 Brook Dam Lane, Soham12 November 2008
2 Church Lane, Ely28 October 2009
2 Isaacson Road, Burwell12 November 2008
2 Laburnum Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
2-16 (evens) Cromwell Road, Ely28 October 2009
2-20 (evens) Bernard Street, Ely28 October 2009
2-30 (evens) Nutholt Lane, Ely28 October 2009
2-36 (evens) Victoria Street, Ely28 October 2009
2-4 (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
2-4 Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
2-6 (evens) Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
2-8 (evens) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
2, 4, 6 & 7 Barton Square, Ely28 October 2009
20 - 22 Evens (2) Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
20 - 24 Townsend, Soham12 November 2008
20-22 Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
20-22a (evens) Station Road, Ely28 October 2009
20-30 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
20-36 (evens) Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
20, 22, 24A (3) Churchgate Street, Soham12 November 2008
21 Hopevine House Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
21-25 (odds) Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
21-27 (odds) West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
21-29 (odds) Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
22 - 28 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
22-32 (evens) Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
22-36 (evens) St Johns Road, Ely28 October 2009
23 - 27 Odds (3) Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
23-29 Hills Lane, Ely28 October 2009
24 Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
24 Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
24-28 (evens) New Barns Road, Ely28 October 2009
24-46 (evens) Silver Street, Ely28 October 2009
25 Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
25, 27, 29, 31, 33 & 35 Silver Street, Burwell12 November 2008
26 - 28 Evens Churchgate Street, Soham12 November 2008
26 - 36 Evens (6) Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
26 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
26 Parade Lane, Ely28 October 2009
26-44 (evens) Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
27 & 29 Waterside, Ely28 October 2009
27 Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
27 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
27-33 (odds) Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
28, 32 & 34 Chiefs Street, Ely28 October 2009
29 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
3 - 9 Odds (3) Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
3 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
3-15 (odds) West End, Ely28 October 2009
3-9 (odds) Nutholt Lane, Ely28 October 2009
30 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
30-36 (evens) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
30, 36A-38 (evens) Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
31 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
31 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
31 Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
31-37 (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
32 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
32 West End, Ely28 October 2009
32-42 (evens) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
32A, 34, 36, 38 West End28 October 2009
33 - 37 Odds (3) Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
33 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
33-35 (odds) St Marys Street, Ely28 October 2009
33-47 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
33-47 (odds) New Barns Road, Ely28 October 2009
33a-45 (odds) Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
34 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
34 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
34 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
35 Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
35-37 Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
35-43 (evens) Hills Lane, Ely28 October 2009
35-43 (odds) West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
35, 37, 39 & 41 (4) The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
36 Annesdale, Ely28 October 2009
36, 38, 40 & 42 (4) High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
37 - 39 Odds Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
37-41 Annesdale, Ely28 October 2009
38 - 40 Evens Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
38 & 40 Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
38 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
38 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
38 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
38-46 (evens) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
39 Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
39 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
4 - 12 Evens Moat Terrace (5) Sand Street, Soham12 November 2008
4 - 8 Evens (3) Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
4 & 8a Downham Road, Ely28 October 2009
4 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
4 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
4 Newnham Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
4 St Marys Street, Ely28 October 2009
4-24 (evens) Parade Lane, Ely28 October 2009
4, 6, 8 & 10 (4) Buthings Path, Burwell12 November 2008
40 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
40-44 (evens) Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
40-50 (evens) Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
40-56 (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
42 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
42 Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
42-46 (evens) Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
42-50 (evens) Waterside, Ely28 October 2009
43 & 45 (2) The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
43 Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
43-45 (odds) Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
44-56 (evens) Forehill, Ely28 October 2009
44a Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
45 Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
45 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
45-57 (odds) West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
46-56 (evens) Newnham Street, Ely28 October 2009
46-78 (evens) Lynn Road, Ely28 October 2009
47, 49 & 51 (3) The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
48 & 50 Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
49 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
49-51 Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
5 & 7 Chapel Street, Ely28 October 2009
5 & 7 West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
5 Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
5 Newnham Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
5-19 (odds) Egremont Street, Ely28 October 2009
50 - 52 Evens Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
50 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
50 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
50 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
50-60 (evens) West End, Ely28 October 2009
51-53 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
51-65 (odds) Prickwillow Road, Ely28 October 2009
51, 53, 57 (odds) Silver Street, Ely28 October 2009
52 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
52 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
53-59 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
54 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
54 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
54 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
54-60 (evens) Silver Street, Ely28 October 2009
55, 57, 59, 61, 63 And 69 (6) The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
56 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
56-58 (evens) Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
56-66 (evens) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
58 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
58 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
58 New Barns Road, Ely28 October 2009
59-63 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
5a Little Lane, Ely28 October 2009
6 - 16 Evens (6) Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
6 Low Road, Burwell12 November 2008
6 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
6, 10, 12, 14, 18 & 22 Springhead Lane, Ely28 October 2009
6, 9 & 11 Vineyards, Ely28 October 2009
60 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
60 Hall Street,Soham12 November 2008
61 -71 Odds (6) Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
61 Deacons Lane, Ely28 October 2009
61-63 (odds) Silver Street, Ely28 October 2009
61-69 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
62 - 64 Evens Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
62 St Marys Street, Ely28 October 2009
62-70 (evens) Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
64 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
66 - 74 Evens (5) Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
66 -70 Evens (3) Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
66-72 (evens) Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
7 - 13 Odds (4) Speed Lane, Soham12 November 2008
7-9 (odds) Cambridge Road, Ely28 October 2009
72 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
72-74 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
75-77 (odds) Deacons Lane, Ely28 October 2009
76 - 78 Evens Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
76 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
77 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
77-83 (odds) Newnham Street, Ely28 October 2009
78 Back Hill, Ely28 October 2009
78 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
79 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
8 - 10 (single Dwelling) Mandeville, Burwell12 November 2008
8 & 12 Station Road, Ely28 October 2009
8 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
80 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
82 Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
82 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
82-88 Broad Street, Ely28 October 2009
83 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
84 - 86 Evens Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
85, 87, 89, 91, 93 And 95 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
88 - 90 Evens Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
88-90 (evens) St Marys Street, Ely28 October 2009
9 - 11 Odds Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
9 - 13 Odds (3) Sand Street, Soham12 November 2008
9 - 19 White Hart Lane, Soham12 November 2008
9 Barton Square, Ely28 October 2009
9-11 (odds) Barton Road, Ely28 October 2009
9-15 (evens) West Fen Road, Ely28 October 2009
90 - 92 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
92 North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
94 -96 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
95 - 101 Odds (4) Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
98 -100 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
Alton House, 14 Sand Street, Soham12 November 2008
Briarwood, 6 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
Brooklands House, 15 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
Causeway House, 10 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
Causeway Villa, 22 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
Corner Cottage, 10, Iaacson Road, Burwell12 November 2008
Croft House, 1 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
Fir Tree Cottage, 90 Paddock Street, Soham12 November 2008
Firtree House, 38 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
Green Man Cottage, 6 Newnham Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
Halstead Lodge, 4 White Hart Lane, Soham12 November 2008
Hill Farm, 21 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
Ivyhouse, 33 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
Lonsdale House, 2 Hall Street, Soham12 November 2008
Lyndhurst, 92 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
Mandeville House, 4 Mandeville, Burwell12 November 2008
Millfield House, Mill Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
Pembroke Farmhouse, 23 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
Portland Place, 48 The Causeway, Burwell12 November 2008
Russet Cottage, Mill Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
Sussex House, 27 Clay Street, Soham12 November 2008
The Grange, 27c North Street, Burwell12 November 2008
The Lodge 50, Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
The Manse, 49 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
The Manse, 58 Station Road, Soham12 November 2008
The Meeting House, 6 Mill Lane, Burwell12 November 2008
The Old Manse, 7 Pratt Street, Soham12 November 2008
The Vicarage, 14 High Street, Burwell12 November 2008
White Haven Cottage, 24 Fordham Road, Soham12 November 2008
Willow Lodge, Mill Lane, Burwell12 November 2008

Frequently asked questions

Is my property in a conservation area in East Cambridgeshire?

East Cambridgeshire District Council has designated 28 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.

What is an Article 4 direction?

An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. East Cambridgeshire has 292 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.

How do I check what I am allowed to build?

Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.

East Cambridgeshire District Council website · All local planning authorities

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09