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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 dates8,094Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,032 approved or refused records
771Refused applications
6,261 approved · 771 refused · 276 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Mar 2014 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- GrantedF/YR24/0581/F
Erect a single-storey side and rear extension to existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing conservatory and rear extension and formation of a dropped kerb
3 Collingwood Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 9EF
Received 26 Jun 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0587/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/1268/O to erect 2 x dwellings (3-storey, 3-bed) involving demolition of existing garage
Land East Of 19 Silver Street March Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0734/F
Change of use of land for residential and commercial purposes and the siting 1 x residential caravan, 2 x storage containers, erection of 2 x sheds and a garden room, the construction of a swimming pool and formation of an access drive and associated hardstanding (part retrospective)
Land East Of The Burrows Roman Bank Leverington Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Jun 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0545/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Removal of garages and foul/surface water pumping stations, alterations to fenestration and joinery, inclusion of PV panels, removal of stone cills to side elevations and boundary treatment changes relating to planning permission F/YR23/0201/F (Erect 48 x dwellings (2 x single-storey 2-bed, 16 x 2-storey 2-bed, 24 x 2-storey 3-bed and 6 x 2-storey 4-bed) with associated parking, landscaping, and the formation of an attenuation basin and a new access)
Land West Of 43-69 Wimblington Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Permission not requiredF/YR24/0584/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Amendments to the fenestration at ground floor and obscure side window on first floor, 1.7m above floor level
5 Briggate West Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1DJ
Received 27 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0589/F
Replacement windows to existing building
51 West Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2LY
Received 28 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0591/F
Erect a single-storey side extension including demolition of existing conservatory.
14 Burdett Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2PR
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Further information requiredF/YR24/0549/DE1
Demolition of existing 2 no. Mobile classrooms
Wisbech Grammar School 46 - 48 North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1JX
Received 28 Jun 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0544/AG1
Extension of Agricultural building (for purpose of grading potatoes)
Burnthouse Farm Burnthouse Sidings Turves Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2HS
Received 28 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0546/F
Replacement of existing entrance door and side lights with new doors
Wisbech Baptist Church Hill Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0732/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
16 Anglers Avenue Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1GT
Received 1 Jul 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0634/F
Erect a single-storey front extension to existing dwelling
7A Wimblington Road Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TJ
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0558/DE1
Demolition of existing multi storey car park
Car Park Multi Storey Horsefair Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Jul 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0626/O
Erect up to 2 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access and scale)
Land And Garages At Hawthorne Drive Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Jul 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0612/F
Erect a 2-storey rear extension to existing dwelling and raising of existing rear eaves
17 Station Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0JL
Received 3 Jul 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0638/A
Display of 1 x externally illuminated fascia sign, 3 x window graphics and 3 x frosted door/window vinyl
41A High Street Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TH
Received 3 Jul 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0563/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: External alterations to Plots 3 and 4 to change from part render/part brick to full brick, and variation of condition 2 to amend the wording to 'development in accordance with submitted details' to enable the alteration to internal layout to Plot 1 and change upper floor side window to obscure glazed, relating to planning permission F/YR20/1123/F (Erect 4 x dwellings (2-storey 3-bed) and the formation of 4 x new accesses involving the demolition of existing public house)
Woadmans Arms 343 High Road Newton-in-the-isle Wisbech PE13 5HS
Received 3 Jul 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0567/TRCA
Fell 2x Norway Spruce tree and works to 1x Norway Spruce tree within a Conservation Area
32 West End March Cambridgeshire PE15 8DN
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/0670/F
Change of use of existing business units from class uses E(g), B2 and B8 to class uses and E, B2 and B8 (retrospective)
7 - 8 Platinum Business Park 59 Thorby Avenue March Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Jun 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0730/F
Change of use of existing dwelling to a specialist children's home and the erection of a detached associated office building
Richmond View 84 Cattle Dyke Gorefield Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4NR
Received 4 Jul 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0571/PNC08
Change of use from retail/pharmacy (Class E) to mixed use, including 1 x flat (3-bed) at first floor (Part 3, Class G)
98 Norfolk Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2LD
Received 5 Jul 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0582/NONMAT
Non-material Amendment: Variation of Conditions 2 (Historic Building Recording) and 14 (Natural England licence) to enable commencement of works, relating to planning permission F/YR21/0339/F (Conversion of existing barns to 1 x 4-bed and 1 x 5-bed two storey dwellings and erection of 8 x dwellings with garaging (6 x 2-storey 4-bed and 2 x 2-storey 5-bed) and associated works including demolition of existing dwelling)
Land North And West Of 47 Fridaybridge Road Elm
Received 5 Jul 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3099/COND
Details reserved by condition 6 (tethering, flood resilience and lighting) of planning permission F/YR23/0308/F (Change of use of land to gypsy & traveller residential use including the siting of 1no mobile home, 1no touring caravan and to erect a single-storey dayroom including erection of a 1m high (max) front boundary wall with 1.8m high (max) piers and 2m high (max) gates and the formation of an access)
Land South East Of The Brambles Bevis Lane Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Jul 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3110/COND
Details reserved by conditions 5 (Construction Surface Water Run-Off), 15 (CEMP: Biodiversity) and 21 (Levels and Cross Sections) of planning permission F/YR21/0339/F (Conversion of existing barns to 1 x 4-bed and 1 x 5-bed two storey dwellings and erection of 8 x dwellings with garaging (6 x 2-storey 4-bed and 2 x 2-storey 5-bed) and associated works including demolition of existing dwelling)
Land North And West Of 47 Fridaybridge Road Elm
Received 5 Jul 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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