Soham North planning approval rate
Soham North ward in East Cambridgeshire has a 87.2% approval rate based on 562 planning decisions. East Cambridgeshire overall: 90.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
87.2%
ward approval rate
562
Decisions
490
Approved
72
Refused
90.5%
East Cambridgeshire average
Soham North is 3.3 percentage points below the East Cambridgeshire average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Soham North compares
Soham North ward
87.2%
East Cambridgeshire overall
90.5%
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Recent decisions in Soham North
First floor front and side extensions and new multi-function room · Mon 09 Feb 2026
Residential development of 3no two storey dwellings, garaging, parking, access r · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Garage conversion · Tue 03 Feb 2026
Demolition of existing conservatory replacement with rear extension, replace gar · Thu 18 Dec 2025
T1 Ash - Fell. The Ash has a considerable amount of bracket fungus (Inonotus his · Fri 05 Dec 2025
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In East Cambridgeshire, 1 in 11 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in East Cambridgeshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,928 decisions.