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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 dates8,390Searchable applications
265Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,292 approved or refused records
809Refused applications
6,483 approved · 809 refused · 288 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/YR26/0351/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Eucalyptus tree covered by TPO 01/2026
23 Station Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NB
Received 29 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0311/TRCA
Works to 1 x Silver Birch tree, 1 x Yew tree and 1 x Sycamore tree with a conservation area
23 Station Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NB
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application withdrawnF/YR26/0415/F
Erect single storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling involving the infill of existing porch to front elevation
9 Cooks Green Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0SS
Received 29 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0505/F
Erect a single-storey side extension to existing dwelling
139 Wimblington Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9QW
Received 29 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0364/F
Erect single-storey front and rear extensions to existing dwelling
6 Berryfield March Cambridgeshire PE15 8PN
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decline to determineF/YR26/0345/PIP
Permission in principle to erect 3 x dwellings
Land North Of Norbrown Hospital Road Doddington Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Apr 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/0338/BNGP
Details reserved by condition 7 (BNG) of planning permission F/YR26/0131/F (Erect a 2-storey temporary modular school building)
Thomas Clarkson Academy Corporation Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2SE
Received 30 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0359/F
Erect a single-storey side extension including demolition of existing conservatory
14 Burdett Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2PR
Received 30 Apr 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0361/TRTPO
Fell 1 x Lime tree covered by TPO 02/1984
5 Millfield Close March Cambridgeshire PE15 9HL
Received 30 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0389/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Oak tree covered by TPO 03/2024
3 The Sidings Railway Lane Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6NF
Received 30 Apr 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0385/F
Widen existing dropped kerb for existing dwelling
38A Westfield Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0LN
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0358/VOC
Variation of condition 8 (archaeology) relating to listed building consent F/YR24/0434/VOC (Variation of condition 3 (Salvageable Material), 6 (Rainwater Goods), 7 (Pipe and Extract Ventilation and Meter Boxes) and 8 (Archaeological Work) of listed building consent F/YR20/0795/LB (Internal and external works to listed buildings to form 2 x 3-bed and 1-2-bed dwellings and extension to dwelling/shop))
11-13A And Land East Of 3-11A High Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Apr 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0368/NONMAT
Non-material amendment: Reduction in glazing to rear gable and installation of new rooflight, relating to planning permission F/YR25/0572/F (Erect part two-storey part single-storey rear extension, involving demolition of existing conservatory)
Thistle Cottage 234 Main Road Church End Parson Drove Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4LF
Received 1 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0439/TRTPO
Works to 2 x Elm Trees covered by M/2/465/17
Land North Of 10 St Peters Drive Wimblington Cambridgeshire
Received 1 May 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0340/PNC04
Change of use from an agricultural building to 1 x dwelling (Class Q (a) and (b))
Barn North East Of Horseshoe Lodge Main Road Tydd Gote Cambridgeshire
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0366/F
Erect a single storey rear extension to existing dwelling, involving demolition of existing outbuilding
73 Estover Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8SF
Received 5 May 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/3074/COND
Details reserved by condition 12 (Archaeology) of planning permission F/YR23/0682/O (Erect up to 9no dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved))
Land East Of Chardor Needham Bank Friday Bridge Cambridgeshire
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0559/F
Change of use of existing building (Sui-generis) to a sandwich shop (Class E) and the installation of air-conditioning units to front elevation (retrospective)
8A Plough Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1LT
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0387/LB
Works to a Listed Building involving the installation of cable trunking for EV charging point within basement lightwell
4 The Crescent Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1EH
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0371/F
Erect single-storey extension to front of existing dwelling, involving partial garage conversion
9 Welbeck Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2JY
Received 5 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0335/PIP
Permission in principle to erect 2 x dwellings
Land West Of The Lodge Mouth Lane Guyhirn Cambridgeshire
Received 5 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0445/F
Erect a 2-storey dwelling involving the partial demolition of existing building
Grammar House 34A Station Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8LE
Received 5 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0332/TRCA
Fell 1 x Grey Poplar tree and 1 x Hazel tree within a conservation area
Car Park Parkinsons Lane Whittlesey Cambridgeshire
Received 6 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0376/F
Change of use of land for domestic purposes and conversion of existing outbuilding to an annexe ancillary to existing dwelling (part-retrospective)
Crane House Cross Drove Tydd St Giles Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5NX
Received 6 May 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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