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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 dates8,234Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,161 approved or refused records
794Refused applications
6,367 approved · 794 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- GrantedF/YR26/0265/LB
Internal works to a listed building involving, internal stud wall to create a hallway from the top of the stairs on the first floor through to a bathroom
48 New Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6BT
Received 16 Feb 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0124/PNC01
Change of use from commercial use to 3 x flats (Part 3, Class MA)
17 Elwyn Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9BT
Received 16 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0135/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension and conversion of garage to form additional living accommodation to existing dwelling
11 Daisy Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 9TR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0132/F
Installation of an InPost Locker (retrospective)
Tesco Stores PLC 10 Hostmoor Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0219/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/0493/O to erect 2 x dwellings involving the demolition of existing outbuildings
Land North And East Of Goosetree House Selwyn Corner Guyhirn Cambridgeshire
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0175/F
Erect 14 x dwellings with cycle store following demolition of the existing Station Hotel
212 Station Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8SQ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0241/F
Erect 1 x dwelling
Land North Of 84 Upwell Road Access From Smiths Drive March Cambridgeshire
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Permission not requiredF/YR26/0171/CERTP
Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed): Erect 8 x grain storage silos
North Brink Limited 24 Sandyland Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NX
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Further information not requiredF/YR26/0128/SCOP
Scoping Opinion - Installation of 49.9MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels with associated battery storage, substation and ancillary plant and infrastructure, and erection of security fencing and pole mounted CCTV cameras
Land At Treading Field Treading Drain Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Received 18 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0152/F
Erect a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling and render to side elevation of existing dwelling
1 Manor Estate Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TN
Received 19 Feb 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0138/PNC04
Change of use from 1 x agricultural building to 1 x dwelling (Class Q (a) and (b)) involving partial demolition of existing stores
Barn North West Of 40 Cock Bank Turves Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3036/COND
Details reserved by condition 01 (Materials) of planning permission F/YR25/0431/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/0293/O to erect 1 x dwelling)
Land East Of Ferry Farm London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 19 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0146/VOC
Variation of conditions 6 (materials), 7 (visibility splay), 8 (footway works) and 10 (list of approved drawings) of planning permission F/YR21/1288/F (Erect 3no dwellings comprising of 3-storey 5-bed with detached 2-storey garage; 3-storey 5-bed with detached garage and 3-storey 6-bed with garage, formation of vehicular access and associated works) - to enable changes to design of Plot 1, and the temporary siting of a mobile home during construction
Land West Of 130 London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0226/F
Change of use of land from agricultural to mixed use, including the erection of a general storage barn, the formation of an access and erection of a 1.2m high post and rail fence and gate
Land North East Of South View Farm Hospital Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3037/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 parts (a)-(c) (Archaeology), condition 3: (Ecology), condition 4 (CEMP biodiversity), condition 5 (Arboriculture), condition 6 (CMP) and condition 9 (Construction Drainage) of planning permission F/YR22/0844/O (Hybrid Application: 1. Outline application with matters committed in respect of access to erect of up to 200 x dwellings and associated infrastructure, and 2. Full application to erect 100 x dwellings with associated parking, landscaping, public open space, and a new access off Sandy Lane)
Land To The East Of Stow Lane Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0717/TRTPO
Works to 2 x Yew trees covered by TPO 05/2015
1A St Martins Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6JB
Received 20 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0193/F
Change of use of land for storage and distribution (Use Class B8) (to form an extension existing business premises), the formation of hardstanding and the erection of 2.4m high palisade fence, 17 x 6.0m high and 2 x 4.0m high lighting columns, and 2 x 10.0m high CCTV columns
Land North East Of 25 Cromwell Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3038/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission F/YR21/1270/F (Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey, 3-bed))
Land East Of 21 West Park Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Pending decisionF/YR26/0148/F
Erect 1 x self-build/custom build dwelling
Land South Of Silverback Kennels Silverback Cottage Whitemoor Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0149/F
Erect 1 dwelling involving formation of new access
Land North Of Telephone Exchange Main Road Tydd Gote Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Pending decisionF/YR26/0181/F
Erect 2 dwellings involving demolition of existing building
339 Norwich Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3UQ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0186/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Yew tree and 1 x Holly tree covered by TPO 3/2001
The Vicarage 9A St Marys Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1BG
Received 23 Feb 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0143/PIP
Permission in principle for 3 x dwellings
Land North Of 16 Bridge Lane Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Application withdrawnF/YR26/0151/PNH
Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 2.8 metres, with a maximum height of 3.5 metres and a height of 2.5 metres to the eaves
33 West Delph Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1RG
Received 23 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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