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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 dates8,415Searchable applications
265Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,314 approved or refused records
810Refused applications
6,504 approved · 810 refused · 288 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- UnknownF/YR26/0395/PNC03
Change of use from an agricultural building to commercial use, B8 (Part 3, Class R)
Alumdene Farm 61 Blackbush Drove Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 2LJ
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/3108/COND
Details reserved by condition 08 (Details to submit) of Planning permission F/YR25/0262/F (Change of use of land to 1 x gypsy traveller's plot involving the siting of 1 x mobile home, 1 x touring caravan, formation of 2 x parking spaces and erection of a dayroom (part retrospective))
Land South Of Dragons Rest Purls Bridge Drove Manea Cambridgeshire
Received 21 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0428/VOC
Variation of condition 9 (materials) of planning permission F/YR19/0074/F (Change of use of barn to 2-storey 3-bed dwelling) - changes to materials
Barn 3 Barns North East Of 1 Cross Lane Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Received 22 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0462/F
Convert existing barn to 1 x self-build/custom dwelling and erect a 2-storey side extension involving the demolition of existing shed and removal of steel container
Barn South East Of Blackgates Rummers Lane Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire
Received 22 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0450/F
Erect an agricultural building (for free range egg production) and the formation of an attenuation pond
West Fen Farm Whitemoor Road March Cambridgeshire
Received 22 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0381/TRCA
Fell 1no Silver Birch Tree within a conservation area
The Holt Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AB
Received 22 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0382/TRCA
Works to 1x Pedunculate Oak Tree and Fell 1x Elder Tree within a conservation area
The Holt Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AB
Received 22 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0427/TRTPO
Works to 1 x Sycamore tree covered by TPO M/2/465/5
4 Swan Court March Cambridgeshire PE15 8PF
Received 26 May 2026 - RefusedF/YR26/0383/TRTPO
Fell 1 x Yew tree covered by TPO 01/2019
TPO Land South Of 2 West End March Cambridgeshire
Received 26 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0756/F
Erect a detached garage involving the conversion of existing garage to form additional living accommodation and replacement conservatory
3 Church Lane Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0TA
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0446/F
Change of use of existing shop (Use Class E) to caf�/restaurant and installation of kitchen extractor units
38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0447/LB
Internal and external works to a listed building to enable a change of use of existing shop (Use Class E) to caf�/restaurant, installation of kitchen extractor units and display of fascia sign and projecting sign
38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0429/A
Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 x non-illuminated projecting sign
38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP
Received 26 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0489/VOC
Variation of conditions 1 (vehicular access), 4 (materials), 6 (boundary treatments), 7 (landscaping), 9 (list of approved drawings) of planning approval F/YR25/0128/RM (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission APP/D0515/W/22/3310893, relating to application F/YR21/1064/O to erect 4 x dwellings) - Plot 1 design changes
Land North Of Rathbone Atkinsons Lane Elm Cambridgeshire
Received 26 May 2026 - Further information not requiredF/YR26/0386/DE1
Demolition of a dwelling
19 Knights End Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9QA
Received 27 May 2026 - UnknownF/YR26/0384/TREEEX
5 day notice - Felling of 1 no. Lime Tree covered by TPO 2/1984
3 Millfield Close March Cambridgeshire PE15 9HL
Received 27 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/0435/F
Erect 1 x dwelling including demolition of existing outbuildings
Land East Of Adventures Lodge Fen Road Guyhirn Cambridgeshire
Received 27 May 2026 - ApprovedF/YR26/3085/COND
Details reserved by conditions 2 (materials) and 4 (joinery) of listed building consent F/YR22/0874/LB (Internal and external to a listed building to enable a change of use of existing of building from dwelling, chiropractic surgery and beauty treatment rooms to create 7 x flats (6 x 1-bed and 1 x 2-bed) involving the erection of a single-storey rear extension)
6 North Brink Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1JR
Received 27 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0433/F
Erect a 2-storey side extension and front porch to existing dwelling involving the demolition of existing rear extension
Homefield Fendyke Lane Gorefield Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4NF
Received 28 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0388/TRCA
Works to 5 x London Plane Trees within a conservation area
Car Park Market Place March Cambridgeshire
Received 28 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0434/F
Erect a single-storey side extension to existing dwelling, a detached garden store/garden room, garage and stable, involving the demolition of existing extension and outbuildings and siting of two temporary static caravans.
Copper Beech Wimblington Road Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0JR
Received 28 May 2026 - Pending considerationF/YR26/3084/COND
Details reserved by conditions 06 (Road Maintenance), 07 (Estate road construction scheme), 08 (Foul Drainage), 09 (Surface Water Drainage),10 (Surface Water Run-Off), 11 (Construction Environmental Management Plan CEMP), 12 (Whitecross Stone Management),13 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement),14 (Construction Environmental Management Plan CEMO - Biodiversity),15 (Materials),16 (Refuse Strategy) and 18 (External Lighting) of planning permission F/YR23/0648/F (Hybrid application: Full planning permission to erect 18 x dwellings (2 x single-storey 2-bed, 1 x 2-storey 2-bed, 2 x single-storey 3-bed, 4 x 3-storey 3-bed, 7 x 2-storey 4-bed 1 x 2-storey 6-bed and 1 x 3-storey 6-bed) including 2 x self-build dwellings and the formation of 3 x accesses and a pedestrian footpath. Outline application with matters committed in respect of access to erect 2 x self-build dwellings)
Land South Of 127-141 Coates Road Coates Cambridgeshire
Received 28 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0484/VOC
Removal of condition 1 (occupancy restriction) relating to planning permission F/0854/85/F (Erection of a bungalow and integral garage) - to enable the removal of the agricultural occupancy tie
Hosanna New Bridge Lane Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0SE
Received 28 May 2026 - GrantedF/YR26/0441/F
Erect a single-storey side extension to existing dwelling
Hackney Cottage Padgetts Road Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PL
Received 28 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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