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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 dates8,026Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,971 approved or refused records
761Refused applications
6,210 approved · 761 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/YR24/0183/TRCA
Fell 1 x Prunus Cerasifera Nigra within a conservation area
5 South Park Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AR
Received 27 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0270/F
Erect a block of 5 x industrial units and a detached industrial shed (Class B2), involving the demolition of existing buildings (part retrospective)
38 Whittlesey Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0252/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear and replace conservatory to side of existing dwelling
Annies Cottage Padgetts Road Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PL
Received 28 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0186/TRCA
Fell 1 x Cedar tree within a conservation area
55 New Street Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0SP
Received 28 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0281/VOC
Variation of Condition 12 (list of approved drawings) of planning permission F/YR23/0894/F (Erect 1 x wind turbine 50m high (approx)(hub height) involving removal of existing wind turbine) - to enable an alternative turbine model with 50m high (hub height) and 76m high (tip height)
Land South East Of Pondersbridge Farm Oilmills Road Pondersbridge Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0610/F
Change of use of land for the stationing 4 x residential mobile homes on 2 x pitches, formation of hardstanding and access and post and rail boundary fence (1.5 high max)
Land East Of Dragonfly Cottage Seadyke Bank Murrow Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0355/F
Alterations and change of use of existing building (part dwelling and part cafe) to form 2x dwellings (2-storey 3-bed) and erect 1.8m high (max) boundary fence
29 High Street Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0JD
Received 29 Feb 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3045/COND
Details reserved by condition 8 (landscaping and biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission F/YR23/0342/F (Erect a pavilion with function room involving the demolition of existing pavilion and toilet block, and the formation of car park extension)
Pavilion Manea Playing Field Park Road Manea
Received 29 Feb 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0292/F
Erect a Drive-thru Cafe, automated carwash and substation, with associated parking spaces and 6 x EV charging points
Land North Of 305 Wisbech Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0321/F
Change of use of existing building to form a workshop, associated storage and offices (sui generis) and installation of external flue and formation of a new access
6 - 8 March Road Coates Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2BW
Received 1 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0275/F
Change of use of existing dwelling to mixed use to include erection of a single-storey detached building for the use as a dog grooming business (Part retrospective)
9 Babble Close March Cambridgeshire PE15 9UH
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Pending considerationF/YR24/0519/F
Change of use from former bank to 22 x dwellings (13 x studio apartments and 9 x 1-bed flats) with associated alterations
12 Old Market Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NJ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Pending considerationF/YR24/0520/LB
Change of use from former bank to 22 x dwellings (13 x studio apartments and 9 x 1-bed flats) with associated alterations
12 Old Market Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NJ
Received 1 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3060/COND
Details reserved by conditions 1 (surface water drainage scheme), 2 (long term maintenance for surface water drainage system) and 3 (additional surface water run-off) of planning permission F/YR21/1295/F (Formation of hardstanding and construction of a pond)
COVEVA GROUP FROGCHEM LTD Station Goods Yard Station Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1GU
Received 1 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0314/F
Change of use of premises to mixed use, part residential (2-storey 3-bed) part commercial (Class E(c))
4 - 6 Market Hill Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0315/LB
Internal and external works to a listed building to enable a change of use of premises to mixed use, part residential (2-storey 3-bed) part commercial
4 - 6 Market Hill Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 1 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0288/VOC
Variation of condition 8 (list of approved drawings) relating to planning permission F/YR21/0037/F (Conversion of barn to a dwelling (2-storey 4-bed) involving erection of glass link extension and raising roof heights) - to enable the replacement of part of front elevation
Barn 1 At Postmill Farm Benwick Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3052/COND
Details reserved by Condition 04 (Roller Shutters) 05 (External Materials) and 09 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of planning permission F/YR23/0603/F (Erect an office block extension (3-storey) and 2 x warehouse extensions (including vehicle loading/unloading bay), involving demolition of part of existing building and detached building)
53A Kings Delph Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2PD
Received 4 Mar 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0223/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
Land North Of Kings Farm Cottage Langwood Fen Drove Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0346/F
Erect a clubhouse and score box involving the demolition of existing clubhouse and score box, additional car parking, the repositioning of 3 x storage containers and the stationing of 1 x additional container, and the siting of temporary facilities during construction
Wisbech Town Cricket And Hockey Club Harecroft Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1RR
Received 4 Mar 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0449/O
Erect up to 44 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access)
West Of 2A Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0291/O
Erect 4 x dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved)
Land North Of Tydd Steam Brewery Kirkgate Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0312/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (Plot 5 only) pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0548/O to Erect up to 1 x dwellings (2-storey, 4-bed) with detached garage
Land West Of 176 High Road Gorefield Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0328/F
Installation of self-illuminated Prescription Dispenser, CCTV and Lighting
East Cambs And Fenland Primary Care Trust Surgery 11D Benwick Road Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TG
Received 5 Mar 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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