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Fenland District Council
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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 dates8,019Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,964 approved or refused records
761Refused applications
6,203 approved · 761 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- GrantedF/YR24/0279/F
Erect 2 x dwellings (2-storey, 3-bed) and formation of a new access involving demolition of existing building
Land West Of 76 High Street Accessed Via Ash Grove Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0238/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear of existing garage to form workshop/office including installation of solar panels
117 Cavalry Drive March Cambridgeshire PE15 9DP
Received 6 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3038/COND
Details reserved by Condition 03 (Landscaping) of planning permission F/YR23/0973/F (Erect a dwelling (single-storey 3-bed) with detached double garage and associated works, involving removal of existing caravans and storage containers)
Land North Of 27A Main Road Parson Drove Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3040/COND
Details reserved by Condition 03 (Soft landscape works and biodiversity enhancements) and 08 (Existing footway) of planning permission F/YR21/1194/F (Erect 3 dwellings and garages (1 x 3-storey, 5/6 bed and 2 x 2-storey, 4-bed)
Plots 3 And 4 Land North West Of Greenacres Gull Road Guyhirn Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0159/TRTPO
Works to a Scotts Pine tree covered by TPO 04/2023
Granary Barn Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AB
Received 6 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0237/F
Erect 5 x dwellings (single storey 4-bed) with detached garages, and repositioning and widening of existing vehicular access
Land South West Of 16 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0177/PLANOB
Modification of Planning Obligation attached to planning permission F/YR20/1235/O (entered into on 24/01/2022) relating to the provision of bus shelters
Land South Of Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0228/VOC
Variation of conditions 6 (visibility splays) and 7 (list of approved drawings) relating to planning permission F/YR22/1085/O (Erect up to 2no dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved)) - amendment to visibility splays
Land East Of The Bell 8 Murrow Bank Accessed From Front Road Murrow Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0239/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey 4-bed), and culvert drain for formation of a new access (part retrospective)
Land South Of Elton House Church Lane Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Feb 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0225/F
Erect a single storey front extension to existing bungalow
11 Beechwood Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3PF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3039/COND
Details reserved by Condition 04 (Street management and maintenance) of planning permission F/YR18/0331/F (Erection of 110 x dwellings comprising of: 5 x 2-storey 5-bed, 19 x 2-storey 4-bed, 73 x 2-storey 3-bed, 11 x 2-storey 2-bed and 2 x 2-bed flats with associated garages, parking and landscaping)
Phase 3 Land At Bassenhally Farm Eastrea Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0213/F
Installation of 1 x ground floor upvc sash window with precast concrete cill and reconstituted stone head to existing dwelling
24A West Park Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AL
Received 22 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0365/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2 storey, 4 bed) with a 1.8m (max height) front boundary wall (in association with existing business) and the formation of an access, involving the demolition of existing outbuildings
Sims Contract Furniture Limited Plash Farm House Plash Drove Tholomas Drove Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4SP
Received 22 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0236/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling involving the demolition of existing conservatory, and conversion of part of garage to form additional living accommodation (retrospective)
158 Snowley Park Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1JH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0303/F
Erect 2 x dwellings (2-storey, 4-bed), including formation of an access
Woodland South Of St Leonards Churchyard Gorefield Road Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0261/F
Erect 2-Storey Side Extension and Single-Storey Rear Extension to existing dwelling, including a detached garden room and a new boundary treatment to the front.
5 Charlemont Drive Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0GD
Received 26 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0284/F
Installation of 2 x Pergolas
9 Acre Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9JD
Received 26 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0241/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Amendments to house designs and plot layouts, relating to planning permission F/YR22/0226/F (Erect 63 x dwellings comprising of 4 x 2-storey 4-bed, 27 x 2-storey 3-bed, 24 x 2-storey 2-bed, 4 x single-storey 2-bed and 1 x block of flats (4 x 1-bed), installation of a pumping station and the formation of an attenuation pond, involving the demolition of existing buildings)
33 And Land North Of 17-31 Gosmoor Lane Elm
Received 26 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0258/FDL
Erect a single-storey extension to side of existing building (to form storage for public house), and change of use of football changing room to events room
The Sportsman Fairway Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6ST
Received 26 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0176/TRCA
Works to 1 x Pear tree within a Conservation Area
22 East Park Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6LD
Received 26 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0198/F
Change of use of ground floor from hair and beauty (Class E (c)(iii)) to Cafe (Class E (b)) and installation of external vent (retrospective)
106 Norfolk Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2LD
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0234/VOC
Variation of Conditions 18 (southbound bus stop) and 19 (northbound bus stop) of relating to planning permission F/YR20/1235/O (Erect up to 88 dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access)) - to remove the shelter from the conditions
Land South Of Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Feb 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0424/F
Change of use of land to dog exercise area, installation of secure fencing up to 1.8m high (max), erect shelters and formation of new access and car parking
Land East Of Mill Hill Roundabout Wimblington Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0247/VOC
Removal of condition 02 of planning permission F/94/0335/F (Erection of a 4-bed house with attached garage/carport and detached stable block, agricultural storage shed and egg packing shed, and the temporary stationing of residential caravan) relating to removal of agricultural occupancy
The Farmhouse Nixhill Road Wimblington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0PL
Received 27 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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