East Cambridgeshire District Council has received a planning application for Arthur Rickwood Farm, Chatteris Road, Mepal. The application is for change of use to an Insect and reptile breeding centre, includng new access arrangements, erection of storage buildings, reptile and insect breeding buildings, a staff hostel, office and mess rooms, a biomass boiler, solar panels, and refurbishment of residential dwellings and buildings.

Full details of the application are online on the district council’s planning page: the reference number for the application is 15/01316/FUM.  If you would like to respond formally to the council about the application, any comments should be addressed to the district council and not to me.  Comments may be made

• Online using the council’s public access webpage (the link above);
• By email to plservices@eastcambs.gov.uk;
• Or by post to the Planning Department, The Grange, Nutholt Lane, Ely, CB7 4EE.