Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates8,001Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,948 approved or refused records
757Refused applications
6,191 approved · 757 refused · 273 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/YR24/0446/PNC01
Change of Use of first floor from offices to 1 x flat (1-bed) (Part 3, Class MA)
12 Queen Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1AY
Received 30 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0135/F
Erect a single-storey side extension and a front porch, and installation of cladding to exterior of existing dwelling
20 Ellingham Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 9TF
Received 31 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0132/A
Display of an internally illuminated digital billboard
Land South East Of 14A Cromwell Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Feb 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0079/TREEEX
5 day notice - Works to 1 x Horse Chestnut tree covered by TPO 01/1986
The Old Rectory 25 Church Road Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PQ
Received 31 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0174/TRTPO
Fell 1 x Ash tree covered by TPO 03/2000
Village Pond Main Road Parson Drove Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0181/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Horse Chestnut tree and 2 x Lime trees covered by TPO WR/15/2/465/2
Village Green The Bank Parson Drove Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0161/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey 4-bed) in association with existing farm, and formation of an access
Land South Of 4 Hole In The Wall Cottages Padgetts Road Christchurch
Received 1 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0196/VOC
Variation of condition 11 (list of approved plans) of planning approval F/YR21/1224/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR19/0834/O to erect 248 dwellings (1-bed; single-storey 2-bed; 2-storey 2-bed, 3-bed, 4-bed and 5-bed and 3-storey 3-bed and 4-bed including garages) and associated open space and infrastructure) - to widen internal drainage board easement strip at Fillenhams Drain from 6.0m to 9.0m, and further amendments as per covering letter
Land At Womb Farm Doddington Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0137/F
Erect a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing conservatory
1 Baxter Close Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3UU
Received 1 Feb 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0142/NONMAT
Non-material Amendment: amendments to extension including change roof from dual pitched roof to flat roof, and reduce the depth, relating to planning permission F/YR23/0313/F (Erect a rear extension to existing dwelling, demolition of existing porch, reduction of front window and insertion of side window involving the formation of a dropped kerb)
5 Cherry Tree Grove Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1TN
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0126/PIP
Permission in principle to erect of 4 x dwellings
Land West Of Costalot Hassock Hill Drove Gorefield Cambridgeshire
Received 31 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0170/F
Change of use of land to vehicle sales
The Old Barn Ramsey Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1DR
Received 2 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0168/F
Change of use of part ground floor to form two flats (1x 1-bed, 1x 2-bed) and external alterations to existing building
10D Kirkgate Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3QR
Received 2 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0172/F
Erect single-storey and 2-storey front extensions to existing dwelling
Random House 171 North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4TA
Received 5 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3034/COND
Details reserved condition 5 of appeal decision APP/D0515/C/23/3316943 relating to enforcement case ENF/009/20/UW (Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to a mixed use as a dwellinghouse and the stationing of caravans for residential purposes as residential units separate to the dwellinghouse)
Cadermist Iretons Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6UZ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0164/F
Conversion of existing house and annexe to 2 x dwellings
84 Eastrea Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1XA
Received 5 Feb 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0232/O
Erect up to 3 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access) involving demolition of existing dwelling and widening of West End
115B West End March Cambridgeshire PE15 8DH
Received 5 Feb 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0199/PNH
Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 5.5 metres, with a maximum height of 3.99 metres and a height of 2.99 metres to the eaves
23 Grounds Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 9BG
Received 5 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0197/F
Erect a part single-storey/part 2-storey rear extension and front porch to existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing rear extension and conservatory
36 Station Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0HE
Received 6 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0304/F
Change of use of land to gypsy traveller's plot involving the siting of 2 x residential mobile homes and 2 x touring caravan, the formation of hardstanding, in-filling of ditch (to create vehicular access) and erection of 1.8m high fencing and a gate with 2.15m high brick piers (retrospective)
Land East Of Fern House Birds Drove Gorefield Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0131/AG1
Erect an agricultural building involving demolition of existing building
White Fen Farm Whittlesey Road Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Certificate issuedF/YR24/0189/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Installation of dormer window to rear elevation and Velux window to front elevation of existing dwelling.
95 Main Road Parson Drove Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4LA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0195/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
Chapel Farm High Street Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XA
Received 7 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0231/F
Change of use of existing dwelling to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to 6 persons (C4 Use Class)
51 High Causeway Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1AN
Received 7 Feb 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Fenland District Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Folkestone and Hythe Council
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Fylde Borough Council
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- Gedling Borough Council
- Gloucester City Council