Fenland planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Fenland District Council, updated daily. Fenland District Council received 241 planning applications in the last 90 days, 16 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 60 days.
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Recent applications in Fenland
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Land South Of Barkers Lane And East Of Wimblington Road March Cambridgeshire
333-dwelling residential scheme, reserved matters, March. Detailed layout, appearance, landscaping and scale approval for 333 homes pursuant to outline permission on land off Barkers Lane, March. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing packages open first, with M&E and hard landscaping…
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Land At Salters Way Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Five extensions to an existing Wisbech building, 32,900 sqm, full application. Adds about 32,900 sqm across five extensions on a 6.45-hectare site, at full application stage. Groundworks, steel framing, cladding and roofing packages are the main openings for regional subcontractors and…
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142 Station Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 8NH
21-flat conversion and extension scheme, March, full application. Converts existing industrial units on Station Road into 21 flats with extensions, partial demolition and parking at full planning stage. Strip-out, steel openings, roofing, glazing and M&E for 21 flats suit local subcontractors.
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Land South Of 5 Melbourne Avenue March Cambridgeshire
1,240 sqm temporary storage building with demolition, March, full application. Erects a five-year storage building on a 0.21ha site after clearing existing structures, submitted retrospectively. Demolition contractors and steel and cladding suppliers can pick up replacement or removal work, though…
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Buildings At Bridge Farm Euximoor Drove Christchurch
2,000 sqm agricultural buildings change to B2 and B8 use, Fenland. Retrospective full application regularises a 4.64-hectare farm site already operating as general industrial and storage use. Fit-out, electrical and mechanical services for the conversion, plus any racking or loading provision, sit…
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Euximoor Grange Farm Sixteen Foot Bank Christchurch Cambridgeshire
Agricultural building notification at Euximoor Grange Farm, Fenland. Proposes a new agricultural building on the farm at notification stage, with floor area not stated in the description. Steel portal frame, cladding, groundworks and yard drainage are the packages for local agricultural contractors.
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Land North Of 16A - 22 High Street Manea Cambridgeshire
7-dwelling Manea scheme, variation of approved reserved matters layout. Re-plans plots 1-6 and the plot 7 driveway on the approved houses, Manea, at variation stage. Revised footprints shift groundworks, brickwork and driveway quantities, so local subcontractors should re-price.
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Land South East Of Highfield Lodge Doddington Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Six-dwelling reserved matters scheme, Chatteris, pending detailed design approval. Settles appearance, landscaping, layout and scale under outline permission F/YR25/0540/VOC for a new housing plot. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages open once reserved matters are approved.
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Land West Of Summer Lodge Church Lane Tydd St Giles Cambridgeshire
Two-dwelling outline residential scheme, Tydd St Giles, Fenland. Outline permission is sought to erect up to two homes on a 0.17 hectare plot, with all matters reserved for later approval. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages are the early entry points for local subcontractors, while…
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Land North Of Chatteris North Of A142 And East Of A141 Isle Of Ely Way Chatteris Cambridgeshire
Earthworks trial screening request, Chatteris, pre-application stage. Environmental screening opinion for a trial embankment, borrow pit, stockpiles and a welfare compound on land north of Chatteris. Earthmoving contractors, plant hire and drainage installers are needed if the trials proceed, and…
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Land North Of 1 Wigstones Road March Cambridgeshire
Single new dwelling in March, Cambridgeshire, at full application stage. Erects one house on land north of 1 Wigstones Road. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages open first, with roofing and M&E to follow for local trades.
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Land South Of 52 Black Bear Lane Wisbech Cambridgeshire
Two-plot self-build outline scheme, Wisbech, principle and access stage. Outline consent is sought for up to two self-build homes on Black Bear Lane, with access committed and layout and design still open. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages suit small local contractors serving…
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Caravan Dean Drove London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire PE16 6SQ
Single dwelling and garage replacing mobile home, Chatteris, full stage. Erects one new dwelling and detached garage on a 0.45 ha plot where a mobile home currently stands, at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors for the house and…
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Land East Of 2 Skeifs Row Benwick Cambridgeshire
Two-home residential scheme with new access, Benwick, at full planning stage. Erects two new dwellings on land east of Skeifs Row, with a new access and dropped kerb. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local builders, and the new access adds hard landscaping and kerbing work.
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19 Robingoodfellows Lane March Cambridgeshire PE15 8HS
Householder extension and roof-raise scheme, March, Fenland. Raises the roof to form a first floor, adds a rear extension, side garage and porch, and demolishes outbuildings at full stage. Demolition, brickwork, roof framing and steel for the garage opening suit local trades.
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Planning appeals in Fenland District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Fenland District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Fenland District Council, raw rate
29.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.9 percentage points above expected. Fenland District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
268 appeals counted, 255 judged either way (76 allowed, 179 dismissed), 13 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.2% | 28.8% | 215 | 213 | 58 |
| Householder (HAS) | 48% | 35.6% | 26 | 25 | 12 |
| Enforcement Notice | 27.3% | 13.5% | 21 | 11 | 3 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Fenland District Council
Fenland District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Fenland District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Shared ownership14 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Fenland District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder82% (116 decided)
- residential79% (113 decided)
- other93% (96 decided)
- commercial92% (36 decided)
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