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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 dates8,351Searchable applications
265Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,263 approved or refused records
806Refused applications
6,457 approved · 806 refused · 286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Mar 2014 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/YR26/0187/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension, alterations to window arrangement, and replacement of dormer cladding
4 Delph Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1QQ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/3044/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (Drainage) and condition 12 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission F/YR23/0156/F (Erect 5 x dwellings (2 x single-storey 3-bed and 3 x single-storey 4-bed), with associated garages, parking and landscaping, involving the demolition of existing shed, and insert roof lights to north roof slope of 40 Wype Road)
Land South Of 6 - 20 Wype Road Eastrea Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0220/F
Erect 5 x dwellings including demolition of existing outbuildings
Land North Of Cherrytree House Fallow Corner Drove Manea
Received 3 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0182/F
Erect 2 x dwellings, involving demolition of existing barns
Colletts Bridge Farm Gosmoor Lane Elm Wisbech PE14 0EG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0180/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Variation of condition 5 (list of approved drawings) of planning approval of F/YR24/0509/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission APP/D0515/W/23/3327578, relating to application F/YR22/0062/O to erect 110 x dwellings) - to remove reference to the public footpath and amendment to brick types for Plots 74-76
Land South Of 73 To 81 Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0205/F
Erect a 2-storey extension to side of existing dwelling
39 Shaftesbury Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 8SA
Received 5 Mar 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0469/F
Erect a 2-storey rear extension to existing dwelling, involving the demolition of outbuildings
24 Perry Road Leverington Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5AE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0185/VOC
Variation of Condition 3 (materials) and Condition 7 (list of approved drawings) of planning permission F/YR25/0775/VOC (Variation of condition 7 (list of approved drawings) of planning permission F/YR22/1153/F (Erect 1 x dwelling (2-storey 4-bed) and a detached garage with hobby room above, including formation of a new access)) - changes to foul drainage proposals and door and window design and size
Land West Of 241 High Road Newton-in-the-isle
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0227/F
Retention of 4 x monitoring boreholes and their associated headworks
Land North Of Chatteris North Of A142 And East Of A141 Isle Of Ely Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0190/F
Retention of 1 x monitoring borehole and associated headworks
Borehole East Of Stocking Drove Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/3045/COND
Details reserved by conditions 07 (Drainage), 09 (Landscaping - PLOT 5 ONLY) and 14 (Fire Hydrants) of planning permission F/YR25/0019/VOC (Variation of conditions 6 (non developed area) and 15 (list of approved drawings) of Planning permission F/YR22/0495/O (Erection of 9 x self-build/custom dwellings with associated garages and parking involving demolition of existing shed (outline application with matters committed in respect of access)) to allow revised access position)
36 Westfield Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0LN
Received 5 Mar 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0191/F
Erect 1 x dwelling involving the demolition of existing outbuilding
Land West Of 7 Back Road Gorefield Cambridgeshire
Received 6 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0211/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Changes to material of barn roof, and colour of standing seam roof and changes to fenestration of dwelling relating to planning permission F/YR24/1012/F (Erect 1no dwelling and barn involving demolition of existing dwelling and barn, together with the relocation of manege and changes to residential curtilage)
East View Equestrian Centre Rat Row Bunkers Hill Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4SQ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0259/F
Alterations to existing dwelling including, erect a single-storey rear extension involving the demolition of existing conservatory, relocation of front door, and installation of cladding to garage
39 The Chase Leverington Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1RX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0200/F
Works to existing artificial cricket pitch involving resurfacing and replacement of existing two-lane practice area, and erection of 2.4m high perimeter security fence with pedestrian gate access
Wisbech Town Cricket And Hockey Club Harecroft Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1RR
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0346/F
Formation of a dropped kerb to existing dwelling (retrospective)
Access To 14 Roman Gardens From Coates Road Eastrea Cambridgeshire
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3046/COND
Details reserved by condition 2 (LEMP) of planning permission F/YR26/0006/FDC (Erect a Playzone court with 4 x floodlights on 8.0m high poles)
Recreation Ground Barton Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 9 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0208/RM
Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0072/O to erect 5 x dwellings including formation of a footpath on Fodder Fen Road
Land East Of Station Farm Fodder Fen Road Manea
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0294/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling
11 Crown Avenue Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9NE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0221/F
Erect a single-storey front extension and a part 2-storey, part single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling, involving the demolition of existing rear extension
74 Westfield Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0LN
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0214/F
Conversion of existing dwelling/shop to form 2 x dwellings including installation of boundary fence and gate (2m high max)
81 High Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0215/LB
Internal and External works to a listed building to convert existing dwelling/shop to form 2 x dwellings
81 High Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0223/F
Erect a single-storey extension to rear, a garage and fence to side of existing dwelling, and a new dropped kerb, involving the demolition of existing garage and conservatory
1 Ashline Grove Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1DW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3047/COND
Details reserved by conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (trees) and 6 (Part only - Geotechnical Report) of appeal decision APP/D0515/W/23/3318467 relating to planning application F/YR21/1072/FDL (Erect 47 x dwellings with associated garages, parking, landscaping and infrastructure. Creation of vehicular access from Bevills Close and creation of cycle/footpath/emergency link from Bevills Close. Provision of open space, LEAP and attenuation basin. Demolition of dwelling and garage at number 44 Bevills Close and erection of replacement dwelling. Demolition of existing agricultural building)
Land East Of Bevills Close And North Of Eastmoor Lane Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Mar 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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