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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 dates8,356Searchable applications
265Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,267 approved or refused records
807Refused applications
6,460 approved · 807 refused · 286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/YR26/0196/PIP
Permission in principle for 2 x dwellings
Land East Of 190 Wype Road Eastrea Cambridgeshire
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/3048/COND
Details reserved by conditions 7 (Foul Drainage) and 8 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy) 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 10 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0336/F
Siting of portacabin for use as workers welfare facilities (retrospective)
HBH Foods Hooks Drove Murrow Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4HH
Received 11 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0195/PNSOL
The installation of Solar PV panels on existing building roof (Part 14, Class J)
Bartlett Business Park Huntingdon Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0213/F
Erect a first-floor rear extension to existing dwelling and erect a detached garage involving the demolition of existing garage
34 Westfield Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0LN
Received 11 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3049/COND
Details reserved by conditions 04 (Footway Provision), 06 (Travel Plan) and 15 (Employee Facilities) of planning permission F/YR23/0762/F (Erection of one building (B8 Use) and associated works)
Land North Of Fenton Way Business Park Fenton Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 11 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0260/LB
Internal and external works to a listed building involving reinstating 2 x former windows, replacing existing external door and removal of internal sections of walls, blocking of existing doors and setting new floor coverings
8 Market Hill Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6BA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0216/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Sycamore tree covered by TPO 05/1975
Land West Of The Old Rectory The Walnuts Fronting Elwyn Court March Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0691/F
Formation of a dropped kerb to existing dwelling
63 Coates Road Eastrea Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2BA
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Further information not requiredF/YR26/0203/TE1
Erect a 20m high monopole to be installed on Adaptor Plate and associated ancillary works (Part 16, Class A)
O2 Site 37284 At Anglian Water Authority West Delph Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Pending decisionF/YR26/0317/F
Erect 6 x dwellings and the formation of an access and culvert the drain involving demolition of existing dwelling
46 Old Lynn Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 7AJ
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0210/TRTPO
Works to x2 sycamore trees covered by TPO 03/1996
Cedar Manor 20 Tavistock Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2DY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Further information requiredF/YR26/0217/TE1
Erect a 20m high monopole supporting x6 antennas and x2 dishes with x3 ground based equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works (Part 16, Class A)
Land South Of 69 Wisbech Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0225/VOC
Variation of conditions 11 (Site Plan) and 24 (list of approved plans) of planning permission F/YR23/0811/F (Erect 14 x dwellings (2 x single-storey 1-bed, 2 x single-storey 2-bed, 8 x 2-storey 2-bed and 2 x 2-storey 3-bed) and associated works, including formation of vehicular access, footpath along Doddington Road and retention of public right of way through site) changes to approved footpath
Land East And South Of 47 Doddington Road Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0192/TREEEX
Notification of 1x fallen Willow tree covered by TPO14/2011
31 Crossway Hand Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1PB
Received 13 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0250/F
Erect a 1.4m (max height) fence with 1.55m (max height) brick pillars to the front and northern boundary, including 2 no. 1.7m (max height) entrance gates with 1.85m (max height) brick pillars to the front boundary of existing dwelling
48 Queens Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2PQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0222/F
Replacement of existing shop front and installation of cladding, external security shutters and retractable canopy (retrospective)
63A - 65 Wisbech Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8ED
Received 16 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0199/TRCA
Fell 14x Cyprus, 2x Laurel, 1x Silver Birch, 1x Cherry and 1x Ash trees, and Works to 7x Sycamore, 4x Cherry, 3x Holly, 3x Yew, 2x Cyprus, 1x Robina and 1x Oak trees in a conservation area
Halfpenny House Rose Lane Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0245/F
Erect a single-storey rear extension involving demolition of existing single-storey extension
92 Westbourne Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6HQ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0231/F
Erect a detached garage and a carport to front of existing dwelling, formation of a swimming pool and enclosure including outbuildings, garden storage and landscaping (part-retrospective)
Orchard Lodge Jobs Lane March Cambridgeshire PE15 9QE
Received 16 Mar 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3050/COND
Details reserved by condition 6 (pitch and playing field Construction and Maintenance Plan) of planning permission F/YR24/0346/F (Erect a clubhouse and score box involving the demolition of existing clubhouse and score box, additional car parking, the repositioning of 3 x storage containers and the stationing of 1 x additional container, and the siting of temporary facilities during construction)
Wisbech Town Cricket And Hockey Club Harecroft Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1RR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0202/C1490E
Installation of a 'Lame Leg' on existing pole (to support heavier transformer)
R0000021 Well End Friday Bridge Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0238/F
Erect 2 x dwellings including demolition of existing dwelling
15 Priors Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1JR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0230/TRTPO
Fell 1 x Oak tree and works to 1 x Oak tree covered by TPO 1/1967
Land South Of 46 To 48 The Elms Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 17 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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