Land adjacent to 14 Church Street, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5NJ

For Sale by Public Auction on 24th September 2025

£250,000+

Land with planning permission for 2 detached houses
A number of conditions already discharged
Water and electricity connected
Freehold with vacant possession
Description
An opportunity to purchase a development site with planning permission in the heart of the popular village of Fordham, close to Ely, Cambridgeshire.

The property benefits from approved planning application which was granted on appeal (ref: APP/V0510/W/22/3309056), with the decision dated 3rd April 2023. The approved permission grants permission for the erection of 2 no. 4 bedroom dwellings, utilising the existing access with associated parking and landscaping to the rear of the dwellings, including reconfiguration of the restaurant carpark.

Each of the approved dwellings has a gross internal area of approximately 120m and features the following accommodation:
Ground Floor: Entrance Hall; Living Room; Study; Utility/Cloakroom; Kitchen/Dining Room.
First Floor: Central Landing gives access to; 4 Bedrooms, one of which has en-suite Shower Room; Family Bathroom.
Each dwelling has a private garden to the rear of the accommodation with parking spaces beyond.

Further planning work has been undertaken to discharge conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (contamination), 6 (foul and surface water), 9 (archaeological work), 12 (soft landscaping), 13 (details of finished floor levels and boundary), and 13 (boundary wall treatment). Full details can be found on East Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Portal ref: 23/00566/DISC. Build Regs drawings have been produced and inspection fee paid, along with SAP and Part O calculations, providing a build ready scheme without BNG requirements.

Location
The site is found in an enviable position in the heart of the village, close to the church and within easy reach of the range of local shops and amenities that the popular village has to offer. Fordham lies 4 miles north of Newmarket and a mile south of Soham.

Services
We understand from the vendor that water and electricity connections have been made.

Viewing
Attend the site at all reasonable times

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