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Fenland District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Fenland District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,984Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,932 approved or refused records
754Refused applications
6,178 approved · 754 refused · 272 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas13 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas3 mapped area records2 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- ApprovedF/YR24/3017/COND
Details reserved by Condition 06 (Contamination) of planning permission F/YR23/0315/O
Land East And West Of Croft Grange 307 High Road Newton-in-the-isle
Received 12 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0045/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
Chapel Farm High Street Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/3018/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (3 x phases of demolition) of planning permission (F/YR23/0389/F), and details reserved by conditions 2 (3 x phases of demolition) and 4 (building fabric recording) of listed building consent F/YR23/0390/LB (Partial demolition of a fire damaged listed building)
5 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DT
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0055/PNSOL
Installation of a 96.7kWp roof-mounted solar PV array (Part 14, Class J)
A 1 Fencing Station Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2HA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0028/PNC04
Change of use from agricultural building to 2 x dwellings (2-storey, 3-bed) (Class Q (a) and (b))
Barn North Of 57A Station Road Manea Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0146/F
Erect a single-storey extension to side of existing dwelling
86 Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9EB
Received 15 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3019/COND
Details reserved by condition 9 (drainage to accesses) of planning permission F/YR22/0207/VOC (Removal of condition 3 (potential future pedestrian access points) and variation of condition 22 (list of approved drawings), relating to planning permission F/YR19/1068/F (Erect 48 x 2-storey dwellings and 2x single-storey dwellings, comprising of 24 x 2-bed, 21 x 3-bed and 5 x 4-bed with garages to plots 18, 20, 21, 37, 43 and 49 only with attenuation basin and sub-station involving the demolition of existing buildings) - to allow changes to house types/schedule of accommodation)
Land North Of Maple Grove Infant School Maple Grove March Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3027/COND
Details reserved by Condition 5 (Materials), 6 (Fire Hydrants), 8 (Cycle Storage) and 12 (Landscaping to A141) relating to planning permission F/YR23/0283/VOC (Variation of conditions 10 (parking) and 13 (condition listing approved plans) relating to planning permission F/YR20/0722/F (Erect workshop/office (Phase 2) and warehouse/office (Phase 3) involving demolition of existing buildings, formation of a car park and attenuation pond (part retrospective)) to enable design changes to parking and the workshop/office (Phase 2))
Aerotron Composites Ltd Fenton Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6UP
Received 16 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0167/F
Erect a 2-storey side extension a single-storey rear extension and front boundary fence 1.95m high (max)
Lodge Farm Sutton Road Four Gotes Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5PL
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0036/AG1
Erect an agricultural building
Land North East Of 241 North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0116/A
Display of 1 x illuminated fascia sign and 1x non-illuminated window display sign (retrospective)
14 High Causeway Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1AE
Received 18 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0109/F
Erect a single-storey garage/carport and conversion of existing garage to form annex (2-storey, 1/2 bed) ancillary to existing dwelling
Drakes Farm House Kings Delph Drove Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2LJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0094/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Silver Birch Tree covered by TPO 11/1974
15 Woodcote Park Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1LX
Received 18 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0115/FDC
Erect a single storey toilet block
Land South West Of 2 Broad Street March Cambridgeshire
Received 18 Jan 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0108/F
Erect a detached double garage to existing dwelling
59 Elwyn Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9BY
Received 19 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3041/COND
Details reserved by conditions 2 (external facing materials), 3 (mortar mixes and brick bonds), 4 (window and door sections), 5 (services), 8 (bird and two bat boxes), 10 (external lighting) and 14 (boundary treatments) of planning permission F/YR22/1045/F (Erect 1x dwelling (2-storey 4-bed))
Land South Of 21-23 Park Lane Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3022/COND
Details reserved by Condition 03 (Materials) and 04 (Car Park) of planning permission F/YR23/0760/F (Erect a detached annexe block (2-storey 8-bed) ancillary to existing hotel, and a 2.9m high (max height wall involving the demolition of existing wall (and arch) within a conservation area)
5 South Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1JA
Received 19 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0156/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Amend house types to accord with the description on the decision notice and amend garage sizes on Plots 3, 4 and 5 relating to planning approval F/YR18/1147/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission (F/YR14/0244/O) for the erection of 3 x 2-storey dwellings and 2 x single-storey bungalows comprising of 2 x 3-bed 2-storey units and 3 x 3-bed units (1 x 2-storey and 2 x 1-storey) with garages)
35 Westfield Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0LS
Received 19 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0121/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension, conversion of garage to form additional living accommodation, erect a porch to side of existing dwelling and render to all elevations
64 Yarwells Headland Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1RF
Received 19 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0114/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping and scale (for Plot 1 only) (1 x dwelling, 2-storey, 4-bed) pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0539/O (Erect up to 4 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access and layout), involving the demolition of existing dwelling and storage buildings)
32 Wimblington Road Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TJ
Received 19 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0070/PNC04
Change of use from agricultural building to 1 x dwelling (single-storey, 3-bed) (Class Q (a) and (b))
Building West Of Warrina Mays Lane Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3020/COND
Details reserved by Condition 02 (Temporary Facilities), 06 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and 08 (Surface Water Run-off) of planning permission F/YR22/0591/F (Erect 10 x workshops for B2-General Industrial Use, an office and 5 x 3.8m high pole mounted flood lights)
Site Of Former 40 Sandall Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0111/F
Erect front boundary fencing 1.524m high (max)
Fenfields Barton Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4TG
Received 22 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0069/PNH
Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 3.65 metres, with a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves
11 Station Road Coldham Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0NF
Received 22 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Fenland District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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