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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 dates8,012Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,957 approved or refused records
758Refused applications
6,199 approved · 758 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- GrantedF/YR24/0260/TRTPO
Works to 10 x Elm and Ash trees covered by TPO 1/1967
Land South Of The Elms Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0308/F
Erect 15 x dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and surface water attenuation
Land North Of 147 - 159 Wisbech Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3035/COND
Details reserved by conditions 8 (Part 4) (ground contamination) of Planning permission F/YR19/0948/O (Erect 1 x dwelling (outline with matters committed in respect of access only) involving the demolition of existing building)
Land North West Of 7 Doddington Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0136/TRCA
Fell 1 x Poplar tree and works to 1 x Hornbeam tree and 1 x Yew tree within a conservation area
7 Horsegate Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1JD
Received 13 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0208/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/1215/O to erect 2no dwellings (2-storey, 4-bed) involving demolition of existing building
Land West Of 2 Woodhouse Farm Close Friday Bridge Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0203/VOC
Variation of condition 5 (list of approved drawings) relating to planning permission F/YR22/0314/F (Conversion of barn to 1 x dwelling (2-Storey 4-bed)) - to enable changes to location and height of boundary treatments
Nursery The Willows Fendyke Lane Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Certificate issuedF/YR24/0200/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Insertion of dormer roof extension to side of existing dwelling (to enable loft conversion)
14 Westfield Road Newton-in-the-isle Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5HU
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0175/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
Burnthouse Farm Burnthouse Sidings Turves Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2HS
Received 16 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0212/F
Convert existing garage to living accommodation, erect a single-storey infill extension, changes to roof design and cladding to exterior
41 Fenland Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3QD
Received 16 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0166/VOC
Variation of condition 4 (list of approved plans), relating to planning approval F/YR23/0193/F (Erect a first floor side (LHS) extension and a part 2-storey/part single storey side (RHS) extension, and a porch to front of existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing garage and carport) to allow for reduction of rear single-storey element
19 Marne Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1UQ
Received 26 Jan 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0163/F
Change of use of building and land to B2 use
40 Hostmoor Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AX
Received 16 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0227/F
Change of use from garage to hair salon/tattoo studio
5 Searles Court Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1PQ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Further information requiredF/YR24/0180/DE1
Demolition of existing building
Dairy Crest Limited Begdale Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0BE
Received 15 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0280/F
Change of use from commercial premises to 1 x dwelling (2-storey, 2-bed) including changes to fenestration
78 West Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Feb 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0206/F
Erect 1 x self-build dwelling (single-storey, 3-bed)
Land East Of 33 Bassenhally Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3037/COND
Details reserved by Condition 05 (Surface Water Drainage) and 06 (Additional Surface Water Run-Off) of planning permission F/YR23/0534/F (Change of use of land to an HGV Trailer storage area involving the formation of hardstanding and an attenuation pond)
Land North East Of New Saxon Works Peterborough Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0220/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0351/O to erect 1 x single-storey 3-bed dwelling
Land East Of 37 Scaldgate Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0233/F
Replacement of shop front glazing including repositioning of entrance door
29 Market Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1BA
Received 19 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0210/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey, 5-bed) and formation of new access including alteration to drive at No. 29 Wimblington Road
Land South West Of 27A Wimblington Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3043/COND
Details reserved by Condition 08 (Materials), 09 (External Lighting), 11 (Landscaping), 13 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 14 (Ventilation), 16 (ATM) and 17 (Security) of planning permission F/YR22/0724/F(Construction of building containing three units for use as a hot food takeaway (unit 1); retail shop with post office (unit 2) and retail convenience store (unit 3) and an ATM with a one bedroom flat above units 1 and 2, with vehicular access, car park to the front and delivery and turning area to the rear with 1.8 metre close boarded boundary screening)
Land South West Of Sapphire Close Accessed From Broad Drove East Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0173/PIP
Permission in principle to erect up to 4 x dwellings
Land North East Of The Grange London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0248/F
Erect a first-floor extension to rear of existing dwelling involving alterations to roof
30 The Hawthorns Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NQ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0242/F
Erect a single-storey outbuilding
30 The Hawthorns Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NQ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0244/F
Erect a front porch and changes to front single-storey roof to a pitch roof, conversion of garage to form additional living accommodation and erect a rear single-storey extension to existing dwelling
7 Newgate Street Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0SR
Received 20 Feb 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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