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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 dates8,185Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,115 approved or refused records
787Refused applications
6,328 approved · 787 refused · 282 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ApprovedF/YR25/0621/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Amendment to the area of the turning head and driveways including changing the surface finishes and amendment to soft landscaping, relating to planning permission F/YR23/0495/VOC (Variation of condition 12 (plan schedule) of planning permission F/YR22/0773/F (Erect 2 x dwellings (1 x single-storey 3-bed and 1 x 2-storey 4-bed))
Land North Of 20 St Francis Drive Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0612/TRCA
Works to 1 x Yew tree and 1 x Cherry tree within a conservation area
2 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AS
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0650/F
Erect a summer house and the formation of an outdoor swimming pool to the existing dwelling
59 March Road Coates Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2BX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - ApprovedF/YR25/3114/COND
Details reserved by condition 5 (gates) of planning permission F/YR25/0260/F (Erect a single-storey rear extension involving demolition of existing conservatory)
7 West Park Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AL
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0693/F
Erect 1 x self-build/custom build dwelling and formation of an access
Land South Of 149 Stonald Road Fronting Childers Street Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Aug 2025 - ApprovedF/YR25/3116/COND
Details reserved by condition 7 (refuse details), 12 (arboricultural method statement), 13 (reptiles and amphibians) and 14 (biodiversity) of planning permission F/YR25/0196/F (Erect 3 no (self-build) dwellings and the formation of 3 no accesses involving the temporary siting of a caravan during construction)
Land South Of Dixie Lodge High Road Tholomas Drove Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0618/VOC
Variation of condition 10 (list of approved plans) of planning permission F/YR20/0968/F (Erect a dwelling (2-storey 5-bed) with farm office, 1.2 metre high (approx) with 1.6 metre high (max approx) metal sliding gates, detached workshop and cattle shed (as part of an agricultural holding)) - design amendments
Land North East Of 34 Eldernell Lane Coates Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0626/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling involving the demolition of existing outbuilding
36 Westbourne Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6HH
Received 19 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0649/F
Erect a single-storey extension linking dwelling and garage involving demolition of existing single-storey extension
Chestnut House North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4UH
Received 20 Aug 2025 - UnknownF/YR25/0620/AG1
Erect an agricultural building
Willow Farm 141 Murrow Bank Murrow Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4HD
Received 20 Aug 2025 - ApprovedF/YR25/3115/COND
Details reserved by Condition 9 (Contamination) and 13 (Archaeology) of planning permission F/YR22/0786/O (Erect up to 9 x dwellings, involving the demolition of existing dwelling and agricultural buildings (outline application with matters committed in relation to access))
43 The Fold Coates Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2BP
Received 20 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0633/TRCA
Works to 2no Sycamore trees within a Conservation Area
Land North Of The Bower Bridge The Walk Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Aug 2025 - ApprovedF/YR25/3119/COND
Details reserved by condition 6 (waste management) of planning permission F/YR24/0618/VOC (Variation of condition 19 of planning permission F/YR14/0232/O (Erection of 80 dwellings (max))
Land East Of 38 March Road Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0632/F
Erect a first-floor side extension with balcony and pitched roof to single-storey element at front of existing dwelling
136 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6SG
Received 20 Aug 2025 - ApprovedF/YR25/3118/COND
Details reserved by Conditions 03 (Surface Water Drainage) and 04 (Construction Surface Water) 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 21 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0631/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Beech tree covered by TPO 01/2006
26 Mill Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1SN
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Permission not requiredF/YR25/0637/CERTP
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed): Erect a single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling involving the demolition of existing conservatory
21 Bowker Way Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1PY
Received 26 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0634/F
Alterations to existing extension and conservatory to existing dwelling to include changes to roof lines, raise the eaves height and create a parapet wall, and changes to fenestration
97A Station Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8NH
Received 26 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0625/TRCA
Works to a Eucalyptus tree within a conservation area
41 High Street Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TH
Received 26 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0639/F
Erect 1 x dwelling
Land West Of 114 High Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Certificate refusedF/YR25/0641/CERTLU
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Change of use of land for the siting of 1 x residential mobile home
Land At Crane Cottage Cross Drove Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Certificate issuedF/YR25/0642/CERTLU
The land coloured green on the submitted plan has been lawfully used for a continuous period in excess of the statutory requirement for B8 (Storage and Distribution) purposes.Each of the buildings coloured orange on the submitted plan has been lawfully used, for a continuous period in excess of the statutory requirement, solely for B2 (General Industrial) purposes.The building coloured purple on the submitted plan has been lawfully used, for a continuous period in excess of the statutory requirement, for a sui generis use comprising a mix of B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and Class E(g)(i) activities, together with ancillary welfare and administrative accommodation.The building known as Workshop D constitutes lawful development, having been substantially completed in early 2011 and continuously present on the land since that date.
J Redington Developments Limited Whittlesey Road Stanground Peterborough PE7 2PP
Received 28 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0635/TRTPO
Works to 5 x Willow trees and fell 1 x Willow tree covered by TPO 11/01974
29 Woodcote Park Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1LX
Received 28 Aug 2025 - GrantedF/YR25/0679/F
Alterations to outbuilding of existing dwelling, including partial demolition of store and reduction of height to garage (retrospective)
1 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6AS
Received 28 Aug 2025
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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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