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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 dates8,232Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,159 approved or refused records
794Refused applications
6,365 approved · 794 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- RefusedF/YR26/0426/PIP
Permission in principle for 4 x dwellings
Land South East Of 45 Cattle Dyke Gorefield Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0087/PIP
Permission in principle for 1 x dwelling
Land South East Of Plot 2 South East Of 190 Wype Road Eastrea Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0100/PIP
Permission in principle for up to 9 x dwellings
Land West Of 16 Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0188/F
Installation of a heat pump to side of existing dwelling
36B West End Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1LS
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Pending decisionF/YR26/0706/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: amendments to materials for external walls relating to F/YR25/0551/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping (1 x Plot only) pursuant to planning permission F/YR23/0070/O (Erect up to 5 x dwellings including highway works (outline application with all matters reserved) including demolition of stables and haystore))
Land East Of The Hollies Hospital Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0106/F
Change of use of land 2 x gypsy traveller's plots involving the siting of 2 x mobile home including the erection of 2 x stable blocks and 1 x tack room/welfare unit, 1.8m (max height) boundary fencing with 2.3m (max height) access gates, and the formation of a man�ge (part retrospective)
Land South Of Six Acres Bar Drove Friday Bridge
Received 3 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3022/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (surface water drainage) of planning permission F/YR24/1000/F (Erect 5 dwellings with associated garages and the formation of an attenuation pond)
Land West Of 27 Norfolk Street Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3020/COND
Details reserved by condition 3 (ventilation) of planning permission F/YR25/0444/FDC (Convert part of existing building from 1 x dwelling and part of 1 x flat into 7 x additional 1-bed studio flats (sheltered accommodation) with ancillary office and laundry room)
Meadowcourt Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0096/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Relocation of additional external door relating to planning permission F/YR25/0385/F (Change of use of existing premises to a self-storage facility)
15 Hostmoor Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AX
Received 4 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0111/F
Formation of an access (retrospective)
Land South Of 143 Murrow Bank Murrow Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Further information not requiredF/YR26/0097/AG1
Erect an agricultural storage building
Land North East Of Kings Farm Cottage Langwood Fen Drove Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Feb 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/3024/COND
Details reserved by conditions 4 (surface water drainage), 5 (implementation of surface water drainage), 6 (foul Drainage), 14 (contaminated land assessment, 18 (vehicular access drainage) of planning permission F/YR24/0627/F (Erect 5 x dwellings (1 x single-storey 2-bed and 4 x 2-storey 2-bed), involving the demolition of existing dwelling and garage)
Lavender Mill Bungalow Fallow Corner Drove Manea March PE15 0LT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3023/COND
Details reserved by Condition 6 (first dwelling - binder course surface) of planning permission F/YR24/0666/VOC (Variation of condition 1 of planning permission F/YR20/0022/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to appeal decision APP/D0515/W/17/3182366 (F/YR14/0838/O) for the erection 32no dwellings with garages (14 x 2-bed, 15 x 3-bed and 3 x 4-bed)) relating to materials)
Land North Of 28 - 30 High Street Manea Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3025/COND
Details reserved by conditions 17 (access), 21 (protected species) and 22 (bird/bat boxes) of planning permission F/YR24/0627/F (Erect 5 x dwellings (1 x single-storey 2-bed and 4 x 2-storey 2-bed), involving the demolition of existing dwelling and garage)
Lavender Mill Bungalow Fallow Corner Drove Manea March PE15 0LT
Received 4 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0131/F
Erect a 2-storey temporary modular school building
Thomas Clarkson Academy Corporation Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2SE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3033/COND
Details reserved by condition 9 (landscaping) and 10 (landscape and ecological management plan) of Planning permission F/YR23/0940/F (Erect 70 x dwellings (29 x 2-bed 2-storey, 29 x 3-bed 2-storey, 6 x 4-bed 2-storey and 6 x 2-bed single-storey), demolition of existing buildings and associated operational works and infrastructure)
Land West And South Of 74 West Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3027/COND
Details reserved by conditions 16 (CMP), 21 (Estate Road Management), 22 (Travel Plan), 23 (Welcome Travel Pack), 24 (footway/cycleway) and 25 (Passing bay) of planning permission F/YR23/0245/O (Erect up to 175 x dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access))
Land South Of 250 Drybread Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3026/COND
Details reserved by conditions 1 (piling method statement), 2 (external materials) and 5 (biodiversity enhancements) of Planning permission F/YR25/0865/F (Erect 1 x dwelling involving the demolition of existing dwelling (part retrospective))
92 Station Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0HG
Received 6 Feb 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0123/F
Erect 1 x self-build/custom build dwelling involving the demolition of existing dwelling
Willow View The Chase March Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Feb 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0107/F
Conversion of garage to form 1 x dwelling and erect front porch
Land West Of 2A Hallcroft Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0153/F
Erect a single-storey front and side extension and single storey detached double garage involving demolition of existing front extension and garage
Little Hermitage Colletts Bridge Lane Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0EE
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0129/F
Installation of 6 x rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment, and 2 x fully accessible EV charging bays
Land North West Of Unit D Belgrave Retail Park Sandown Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0405/F
Erect a storm porch to front of existing dwelling (part retrospective)
80 The Elms Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6JP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0110/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear and a porch to front to each of existing dwellings involving demolition of existing extensions
5 And 6 Bedford Row Foul Anchor Cambridgeshire
Received 9 Feb 2026
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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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