Ely East planning approval rate
Ely East ward in East Cambridgeshire has a 93.4% approval rate based on 945 planning decisions. East Cambridgeshire overall: 87.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.4%
ward approval rate
945
Decisions
883
Approved
62
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire average
Ely East is 5.9 percentage points above the East Cambridgeshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Ely East compares
Ely East ward
93.4%
East Cambridgeshire overall
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Ely East
Installation of replacement front and side doors · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Internal alteration to convert 36 and 38 Waterside into one dwelling · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Single storey extension to the front of the property. New timber framed porch to · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Proposed erection of a detached single-storey garden room within the rear garden · Fri 11 Sep 2026
Retrospective erection of 4 x V field signs and 1 x banner · Thu 10 Sep 2026
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