Our planning team is responsible for activities relating to planning, ranging from providing pre-application advice, registering new planning applications to enforcing unauthorised works.
Our aim is to manage the future development of the district to promote growth, while conserving the natural and historic environment, helping to shape the sustainable places people want to live and work in.
Before you submit a planning application, or if you are unsure if you need planning permission, we strongly recommend that you use our pre-application advice service.
We offer a general planning enquiries service, which is open for calls:
8:45am to 4pm Monday – Friday
You can call directly on 01353 665555.
If the officer is unable to answer your call, you will be diverted to the main switchboard where you can leave your details and someone will call you back.
Our duty planning officer can offer face-to-face, general advice, but cannot provide detailed site specific advice for development proposals.
For all other enquiries please use 01353 665555, or contact us using our online enquiry form.
Address: Planning Department, East Cambridgeshire District Council, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4EE
When you contact us, we will:
If you telephone us, you will always be able to speak to a member of the planning team.
If you send a letter or email to us that does not relate to a live application, our corporate aim is to reply by letter within 3 working days or by email within 2 working days unless advised otherwise.