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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 dates8,029Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,974 approved or refused records
762Refused applications
6,212 approved · 762 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/YR24/0542/FDL
Alterations to existing building including installation of mezzanine floor, replacement windows, doors and roof, insertion of roof lights, erection of a flag pole (7m high max) and boundary fence (2m high max) and cycle rack including demolition of the attached building
Army Cadet Force And Air Training Corps Centre Gas Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9LU
Received 5 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3059/COND
Details reserved by conditions 20 (lighting) and 24 (materials) of planning permission F/YR21/1175/F (Erect 55 dwellings comprising........, and the installation of a pumping station and substation, and formation of 2 x attenuation pond areas and associated roads)
Land East Of York Lodge Gaul Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0296/A
Display 4 x signs (1 x internally illuminated projecting signage, 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x internally illuminated ATM sign and 1 x window vinyl)
22 Broad Street March Cambridgeshire PE15 8TG
Received 7 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0323/F
The siting of a self-contained annexe ancillary to existing dwelling (retrospective)
4 Meadowlands March Cambridgeshire PE15 8HA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3048/COND
Details reserved by Condition 02 parts a) to c) (Contamination) of planning permission F/YR23/0337/F (Erect 4 x dwellings)
Land South Of 37A Westfield Road Manea Cambridgeshire
Received 7 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0311/F
Erect 6 x dwellings (2-storey 3-bed) and the formation of accesses, involving the demolition of existing commercial buildings
162 Peterborough Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1PD
Received 7 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0310/F
Erect a 2-storey rear extension to existing dwelling
10 Acacia Grove March Cambridgeshire PE15 8HY
Received 8 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3050/COND
Details reserved by condition 32 (strategic surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission F/YR23/0349/VOC (Variation of condition 32 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission F/YR10/0804/O (Mixed Use Development comprising residential development up to 1,000 dwellings, employment (B1, B2, & B8), Local Centre (A1, A2, A3, A4 & D1), Primary School, playing fields, landscaping and open space, new highways and associated ancillary development))
Land South East Of Chatteris London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3049/COND
Details reserved by condition 3 (Design Principles) of planning permission F/YR23/0349/VOC (Variation of condition 32 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission F/YR10/0804/O (Mixed Use Development comprising residential development up to 1,000 dwellings, employment (B1, B2, & B8), Local Centre (A1, A2, A3, A4 & D1), Primary School, playing fields, landscaping and open space, new highways and associated ancillary development))
Land South East Of Chatteris London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0298/F
Erect an agricultural grain store and the formation of a concrete apron
Land North West Of 246 Murrow Bank Murrow Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0340/O
Erect 1 x self/custom build dwelling and the formation of a new vehicular access to 130 London Road (outline application with all matters reserved)
Land To The West Of 130 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0216/TRCA
Works to 2no Yew trees and Felling of 1no Beech tree within a Conservation Area.
10 New Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6BJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0235/PNC03
Change of use of an agricultural building to commercial use, B8 (Part 3, Class R)
Stonecross Farm Whittlesey Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AH
Received 12 Mar 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0360/F
Erect a dwelling (2-storey 2-bed), involving new access, demolition of existing outbuildings and reduction in height of existing front wall
Land North East Of 11 Clarkson Avenue Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0313/F
Erect a Single Storey Rear Extension involving demolition of existing conservatory
103 Elwyn Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9DB
Received 12 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0337/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission APP/D0515/W/22/3301398, relating to F/YR21/0819/FDL, to erect 1 x dwelling (single-storey, 2-bed) involving demolition of existing outbuildings, and alterations to wall at access
Land South Of Gillingham Lodge The Chase Gaul Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0316/VOC
Removal of condition 2 (archaeology), relating to planning permission F/YR19/0355/F (Erection of 6no single storey dwellings comprising of 2 x 2-bed and 4 x 3-bed; change of use of office building (LB) to 2-storey 5-bed dwelling involving part demolition of Listed Building and demolition of warehouse and outbuildings)
Fortrey House 22 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AS
Received 12 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0317/VOC
Removal of condition 2 (archaeology), relating to planning permission F/YR21/1015/F (Conversion of existing building to form 1 x dwelling (2-storey 3-bed) involving the erection of a single-storey rear extension, raising the roof height of the existing single-storey element and demolition and rebuilding of the northern gable)
Former Coach House London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0318/VOC
Removal of condition 2 (archaeology), relating to listed building consent F/YR21/1017/LB (Internal and external works to a curtilage listed building including the erection of a single-storey rear extension, raising the roof height of the single-storey element and demolition and rebuilding of the northern gable, to form 1 x dwelling (2-storey 3-bed))
Former Coach House London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3047/COND
Details reserved by condition 5 (surface water drainage) 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 13 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0230/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey, 3-bed)
Land East Of 82 Sutton Road Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0246/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
222 Gorefield Road Leverington Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5TB
Received 13 Mar 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3051/COND
Details reserved by condition 3 (Archaeology) and 4 (Finished Floor Levels) of Appeal Decision APP/D0515/W/23/3317138 relating to Planning permission F/YR22/1133/F (Erect 2no dwellings (3-storey, 5-bed) including front boundary wall 1.2m (max))
Land South East Of Corner Barn Mouth Lane Guyhirn Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0359/F
Formation of a man�ge including the installation of 10 x 5.0m high flood lights
Land North East Of Dean House Iretons Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 13 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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