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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 dates8,118Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,055 approved or refused records
774Refused applications
6,281 approved · 774 refused · 276 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- GrantedF/YR24/0892/F
Conversion of existing garage to form additional self-contained living accommodation to existing dwelling
56 Kinderley Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3PP
Received 10 Oct 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3146/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (window detail) of Planning permission F/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 10 Oct 2024 - Permission requiredF/YR24/0890/CERTP
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed): Erect a single-storey side extension to existing dwelling and replace existing garage roof (to enable conversion of garage to form additional living accommodation)
9 Lewis Close March Cambridgeshire PE15 9SX
Received 10 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0932/F
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility, underground cabling, water storage tank and ancillary infrastructure, and erection of 6 x 4.0m high mounted CCTV and a 2.4m high palisade security fence and gates
Land South Of 99 Kings Dyke Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Oct 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3149/COND
Details reserved by Condition 05 (Community Use Agreement) of planning permission F/YR23/0751/F Formation of an artificial grass pitch (AGP), installation of 4 x20m high floodlights, an acoustic barrier (max height 2.8m), pitch barriers (max height 2m), perimeter fencing (max height 6m) and associated works
Land North Of Playing Field Station Road Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0916/LB
External works to a listed building involving the replacement of door and window to rear elevation
30 North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1JR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Application withdrawnF/YR24/3147/COND
Details reserved by Condition 04 (Replacement tree) of planning permission F/YR24/0320/TRCA (Fell 1 x Ash tree (T2) within a conservation area)
37 West End March Cambridgeshire PE15 8DN
Received 20 Sept 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0910/VOC
Variation of condition 04 of planning permission F/YR23/0139/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (Plot 1 only) pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/0060/O to erect 1 x dwelling (3-storey 5/6-bed) with detached garage, and a 1.2m front boundary wall with 1.8m high (max height) brick piers) relating to chimney
Land East Of Springfield Barton Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0917/F
Erect detached single storey ancillary building to front of existing dwelling (Retrospective)
46A The Causeway March Cambridgeshire PE15 9NX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0914/F
Erect single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
Millhaven Plash Drove Tholomas Drove Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4SP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR26/0449/F
Change of use of land to equestrian use, formation of a menage space and erection of stable building, fencing and floodlighting
Land South West Of 280 March Road Coates Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0897/F
Conversion of existing garage to form additional living accommodation to existing dwelling and raise the roof-height to create first-floor level, and erection of a garage with storage above attached to front of existing shed
17 Orchard Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9DD
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Permission not requiredF/YR24/0978/CERTP
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Erect a garden room in garden of existing dwelling
63 Tayberry Way Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2GG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0933/F
Erection of a dwelling and associated works, including demolition of existing dwelling
Tweenus Manea Road Wimblington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0PA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0906/VOC
Variation of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (landscaping), 9 (weldmesh fencing), 12 (bollard lighting), 13 (fire hydrant) and 16 (list of approved documents) of planning permission F/YR22/1216/VOC (Erection of 9 x 2-storey dwellings ..) - change of brick type, and change to drawing revision (6137/08) listed within the conditions
Site Of Former Christchurch Memorial Hall 11 Church Road Christchurch
Received 14 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0837/VOC
Variation of conditions 2 (materials) and 4 (list of approved drawings) of Planning permission F/YR23/0150/F (Part demolition and rebuilding of existing dwelling (part retrospective)) to extend dwelling, render all external elevations and create vehicle access
42 Hundred Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8QJ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0926/F
Erect a part single storey, part 2-storey rear extension, involving the demolition of existing conservatory and alterations to roof and chimneys of existing dwelling
Rosebank High Road Guyhirn Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4ED
Received 15 Oct 2024 - RefusedF/YR25/0129/O
Erect up to 37 x dwellings, the formation of a vehicular access and associated works including necessary sustainable drainage and open space (outline application with all matters reserved)
Land West Of Hermitage Gardens Accessed From Benwick Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Oct 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/0958/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0879/O to erect 6 x dwellings
Land North West Of The Ferns Padgetts Road Christchurch
Received 16 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0856/F
Change of use of land for the siting of 5 x touring caravans, 3 x Glamping Pods, 2 x Shepherd Huts and conversion of existing workshop/store for use as holiday lets, 1 x container (outdoor kitchen), and retention of 1 x container (training/storage), erection of a toilet block involving the demolition of existing toilet block, siting of 5 x seating pods and the formation of a gravel driveway
March Airfield Cross Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 0YS
Received 27 Sept 2024 - GrantedF/YR24/0924/F
Erect 3 industrial units (B2 use)
Westview Industries Estate Sandall Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 17 Oct 2024 - UnknownF/YR24/0853/PNH
Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 5.2 metres, with a maximum height of 2.8 metres and a height of 2.4 metres to the eaves, involving demolition of existing conservatory
10 Station Drive Wisbech St Mary Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4RX
Received 17 Oct 2024 - GrantedF/YR25/0238/O
Erect up to 6no dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved) involving the demolition of existing buildings
North West Of Cherrytree House Fallow Corner Drove Manea
Received 18 Oct 2024 - ApprovedF/YR24/3151/COND
Details reserved by Condition 11 (access closure), 14 (Travel Plan) , 19 (Management Policy), and 20 (acoustic barrier) of planning permission F/YR23/0044/F (Erect 2 x units Class B8 Storage and/or Self Storage unit with ancillary Class E(g)(i) offices, a drive-thru coffee shop (sui generis) and 2.4m high perimeter security fencing and gates, involving the demolition of existing building)
Site Of Former Parkside Nurseries Cromwell Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 18 Oct 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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