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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 dates7,992Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,940 approved or refused records
757Refused applications
6,183 approved · 757 refused · 272 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- UnknownF/YR24/0047/TREEEX
5 day notice - Fell 1x Holly tree, 1x Yew tree and 1x Pine tree covered by TPO 01/1986
The Old Rectory 25 Church Road Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PQ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0103/VOC
Removal of condition 2 of planning permission M/73/98/F (Erection of an agricultural bungalow and garage) relating to removal of agricultural tie
Prospect Bungalow 107 Whittlesey Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AH
Received 22 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0052/TRCA
Fell 1 x Magnolia tree within a conservation area
Black Cat Cottage 16 Gracious Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1AP
Received 22 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3012/COND
Details reserved by condition 3 (replacement tree) of tree permission F/YR23/0941/TRTPO (Fell 1 x Ash tree covered by TPO 04/2001)
5 Belmont Gardens Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6LX
Received 10 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0122/F
Erect a single-storey extension to front of existing dwelling
4 Fen View Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PB
Received 22 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3028/COND
Details reserved by Condition 7 (Access Culvert), 14 (Cycle Storage) and 15 (External Materials) of planning permission F/YR22/0889/F (Erect 1 x 2-storey office block and 3 x production sheds (B2 use) with associated infrastructure, landscaping and use of land for drainage and ecological mitigation, involving works to Fenton Way including the formation of a footpath)
Land East Of Fenton Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0063/TRCA
Felling of 1no Beech tree and 1no Walnut tree within a Conservation Area
The Old Vicarage Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AB
Received 23 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0127/TRTPO
Works to a Willow tree covered by TPO 03/2008
A1 Gote Lane Gorefield Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4NJ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0249/F
Erect 6 x dwellings (2-storey 4-bed), and the formation of 2 x accesses and a pedestrian footpath
Land East Of 156 High Road Newton-in-the-isle
Received 23 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/3021/COND
Details reserved by Condition 03 (Archaeology) relating to planning permission F/YR22/0214/VOC (Variation of conditions 14 (landscaping/biodiversity matters) and 17 (list of approved plans) relating to planning permission F/YR19/1029/F (Erect 19 x 2-storey dwellings with garages Plots 13 & 14 only (comprising of 10 x 2-bed, 7 x 3-bed and 2 x 4-bed)) to facilitate delivery of the scheme for 100% affordable dwellings, erect an electrical substation and amend the accommodation schedule to 11 x 2-bed, 5 x 3-bed and 3 x 4-bed dwellings)
Land West Of Hereward Hall County Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0124/F
Change of use of land for domestic purposes and erect a single-storey extension to existing dwelling, involving partial demolition of existing extension
Darilan 14 The Stitch Friday Bridge Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0HX
Received 23 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0149/F
Erect a first-floor extension and a 2-storey extension to side of existing dwelling including demolition of existing lean-to
11 Sandpiper Close Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1EA
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0145/O
Erect up to 5 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access) involving the demolition of existing Public House
The Three Horseshoes 344 March Road Turves Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2DN
Received 25 Jan 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/3024/COND
Details reserved by condition 6 (widening of the existing highway) of Planning permission F/YR20/0099/F (Erect 2 dwellings (2-storey 4-bed) involving demolition of existing building)
Site Of Former DRP Vehicle Services Fallow Corner Drove Manea
Received 26 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0138/VOC
Variation of condition 02 (materials) and condition 3 (List of approved plan) relating to planning permission F/YR23/0074/F (Erect a single-storey rear and side extension) relating to materials, alterations to roof and insertion of side window
11 Turnbull Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9RX
Received 26 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3025/COND
Details reserved by condition 4 (Archaeology) of Planning permission F/YR18/1121/O (Erection of 2 x dwellings with a detached double garage, and the erection of a detached single garage to serve 26 High Street including the demolition of existing outbuilding and the formation of a new access (outline application with matters committed in respect of access and layout))
Land North And West Of 26 High Street Manea Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3026/COND
Details reserved by condition 15 (surface water drainage) of planning permission F/YR22/1333/F (Erect 46 x dwellings (5 x 2-storey 1-bed, 20 x 2-storey 2-bed, 19 x 2-storey 3-bed and 2 x 2-storey 4-bed) with associated parking and landscaping)
Land South Of Chrysanthemum House Barton Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0134/VOC
Variation of condition 03 (list of approved plans) relating to F/YR22/0854/F (Siting of 2 x storage containers with canopy over, welfare container, solar panels and hardstanding in connection with land for use as a smallholding) to enable canopy design
Land East Of Iretons Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0071/F
Installation of rooflights to front elevation and dormer extension to rear (to enable loft conversion) and replace single-storey pitch roof to rear with flat roof and installation of window to side elevation of existing dwelling
3 Oldfield Avenue Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AL
Received 15 Jan 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0104/AG1
Erect an agricultural Building
Land North Of Kings Farm Cottage Langwood Fen Drove Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Jan 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3023/COND
Details reserved by Condition 08 (Contamination) relating to Plot 1 & Plot 4 only of planning permission F/YR23/0855/VOC (Variation of Condition 11 (list of approved plans) relating to planning permission F/YR21/1307/F (Erect 4no dwellings, including temporary siting of a caravan) to enable design changes)
Land North Of 1-5 Brewery Close Parson Drove Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Permission not requiredF/YR24/0123/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Proposed highways improvement works and temporary construction compound
Wisbech Road Junction Twenty Foot Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Permission not requiredF/YR24/0112/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Proposed highways improvement works and temporary construction compound
Peas Hill Roundabout And Hostmoor Avenue Junction Wisbech Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Jan 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0205/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey 3-bed)
Land South Of 1 Stonald Avenue Fronting Commons Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 30 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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