Ely West planning approval rate
Ely West ward in East Cambridgeshire has a 93.6% approval rate based on 1,068 planning decisions. East Cambridgeshire overall: 87.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.6%
ward approval rate
1,068
Decisions
1,000
Approved
68
Refused
87.5%
East Cambridgeshire average
Ely West is 6.1 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 West compares
Ely West ward
93.6%
East Cambridgeshire overall
87.5%
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Recent decisions in Ely West
T1 Walnut - Reduce north/northwest limb extending over neighbours boundary up to · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Erection of single storey rear extension · Tue 22 Sep 2026
Applications for technical details for a detached dwelling with associated parki · Mon 21 Sep 2026
T1 Large evergreen conifer - Fell to ground level. To open up the garden and all · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Extension of length of existing dropped kerb to front of property · Thu 17 Sep 2026
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