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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 dates8,052Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,996 approved or refused records
764Refused applications
6,232 approved · 764 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ApprovedF/YR24/3046/COND
Details reserved by condition 5 (Open Space) of planning approval F/YR22/0784/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR20/1235/O to erect 88 x 2-storey dwellings (10 x 2-bed, 42 x 3-bed and 36 x 4-bed) with associated garages and parking and open space, involving the formation of a new access and an attenuation pond, and amended raised ground levels)
Land South Of Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 22 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0383/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling
70 Norwood Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8QQ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0364/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (single-storey 3-bed) involving the removal of existing residential mobile home
The Brambles Bevis Lane Wisbech St Mary Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4TY
Received 22 Mar 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0285/PNH
Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 6.0 metres, with a maximum height of 3.69 metres and a height of 2.32 metres to the eaves
45 Windmill Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1QN
Received 26 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0369/F
Erect a 2-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing conservatory
15 Burn Street March Cambridgeshire PE15 8LU
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0282/AG1
Erect a straw barn
Thickens Farm Benwick Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0286/AG1
Erect a straw barn
White Fen Farm Floods Ferry Road Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0UL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Further information not requiredF/YR24/0283/AG1
Erect a straw barn
Burrow Hill Farm Iretons Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6UZ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0372/F
Erect 1 x dwelling (single-storey 3-bed) and the formation of an access
Land East Of 80 Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0385/F
Erect a single-storey ground floor extension for use by existing dental surgery (Class E(e))
24 Broad Street March Cambridgeshire PE15 8TG
Received 27 Mar 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0366/F
Erect 2 x dwellings (2-storey, 3-bed)
113 Elm Low Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0410/F
Erect a dwelling (2-storey 5-bed) involving the demolition of existing commercial buildings
Land East Of Stores At The Lodge Fendyke Lane Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0302/PNC04
Change of use from agricultural building to 4 x dwellings (2-storey, 3-bed) (Class Q (a) and (b))
Barn North Of Graysmoor Farm Graysmoor Drove Elm
Received 28 Mar 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0471/O
Erect up to 9 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access)
Land South Of 59 Peas Hill Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0378/F
Erect a dwelling (2-storey 4-bed) and associated works
25 Victoria Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Mar 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0436/F
Erect a single-storey extension to front of existing dwelling
43 Milton Drive Leverington Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5DF
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0387/F
Erection of front extension, demolition of existing porch and external alterations to existing dwelling, erection of fence, wall and railings
Ye Old Bakery 45 High Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR25/0011/F
Erect a dwelling and associated works, involving upgrade of existing access
Land West Of 1 Manor Gardens Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0656/F
Erect an agricultural building involving the demolition of existing building
White Fen Farm Whittlesey Road Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XJ
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0412/F
Change of use of part of ground floor from restaurant to 4 x holiday let rooms, involving alterations to door and window arrangement
Oliver Twist Country Inn High Road Guyhirn Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4EA
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0367/F
Change of use of the land from agricultural to residential land involving the erection of an annexe ancillary to the existing dwelling.
Linwood Farm Linwood Lane March Cambridgeshire PE15 0YG
Received 2 Apr 2024 - RefusedF/YR24/0384/F
Erect a double garage to front of existing dwelling
71 Knights End Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9QD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Certificate issuedF/YR24/0388/CERTLU
Certificate of lawfulness (Existing): Change of use of agricultural land for domestic purposes and formation of a pond
30 School Lane Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0JN
Received 2 Apr 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0403/F
Change of use to car workshop (B2 Industrial use) and MOT station (sui generis) with associated storage including installation of associated outbuilding (part retrospective)
10A - 10C Sandyland Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Apr 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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