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Fenland planning applications

580 applications. 87% approved. 73 days to decide.

As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 580 planning applications from Fenland. 119 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 87% of clear-cut outcomes approved.

119
Decided 12 months to July 2026
327
New applications 12 months to July 2026
218
Awaiting decision

Latest applications

Data to July 2026

  • F/YR26/0585/TRTPO Awaiting decision

    Cemetery Cemetery Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire PE7 1RT

    Works to 1 x European Lime tree covered by TPO 02/1991

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • F/YR26/0584/TRCA Awaiting decision

    Fencroft 2 Leverington Common Leverington Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 5DG

    Works to 1 x Eucalyptus tree within a conservation area

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • F/YR26/0579/TRTPO Awaiting decision

    Cedar Manor 20 Tavistock Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2DY

    Works to 1 x Ginko tree covered by TPO 3/1996

    Submitted 30 Jul 2026 Trees
  • F/YR26/0586/PNH Awaiting decision

    60 Maple Grove March Cambridgeshire PE15 8JT

    Erect a single-storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 4.65 metres, with a maximum height of 3.70 metres and a height of 3.07 metres to the eaves including demolition of existing extension

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Householder
  • F/YR26/3107/COND Awaiting decision

    Land West Of Burnlea House Wimblington Road Manea Cambridgeshire

    Details reserved by conditions 3 (materials), 4 (landscaping), 7 (drainage), 9 (surface water) and 11 (bird and bat boxes) of planning permission F/YR25/0698/F (Erect 1 x self-build/custom build dwelling and garage, change use of land, erection of an industrial shed and formation of an access, in association with existing groundworks business)

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • F/YR26/0582/F Awaiting decision

    81 Scholars Close Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0HF

    Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0581/F Awaiting decision

    B1 Summerfield Close Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1RP

    Erect 2 x outbuildings in rear garden, and an extension and porch to side of existing dwelling (retrospective)

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0578/A Awaiting decision

    Ground Floor 21 Whitmore Street Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1HE

    Display of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective)

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • F/YR26/0577/LB Awaiting decision

    March Town Hall Market Place March Cambridgeshire PE15 9JF

    Internal works to a listed building including removing walls and installation of a partition wall

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • F/YR26/0574/TRTPO Awaiting decision

    Crossway Wood Wimblington Road Doddington Cambridgeshire

    Works to 5 x Crack Willow trees (T7-9 & T11-12) and a group (G5) of Willow trees covered by TPO 01/2014

    Submitted 28 Jul 2026 Trees

Recent decisions

Data to July 2026

  • F/YR26/0392/F Granted

    Effluent Building Nestle Purina Petcare UK Limited Cromwell Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire

    Erect an extension to existing building (to form a new water treatment facility) involving the demolition of existing treatment building, extend and enclose the existing canopy building and erect a 3.0m high acoustic fence

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0425/F Granted

    61 Scholars Close Manea March Cambridgeshire PE15 0HF

    Erect a single-storey rear link extension to existing dwelling and convert of garage to form additional living accommodation involving the insertion of a dormer extension to create a first floor

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0420/F Granted

    Land Rear Of 34 - 54 Hundred Road March Cambridgeshire

    Erect 1 x storage shed and a 2.4m high palisade boundary fence (in association with existing business)

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0509/PIP Granted

    Land East Of The Gables Wisbech Road Manea

    Permission in principle to erect up to 2 x dwellings

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Outline
  • Land South Of Templedruid Farm Stocking Drove Chatteris Cambridgeshire

    Details reserved by condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of planning permission F/YR25/0668/F (Erect 1 self-build/custom build dwelling in association with existing business, involving demolition of existing outbuildings)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • F/YR26/0409/F Refused

    Hackney Cottage Padgetts Road Christchurch Wisbech PE14 9PL

    The siting 2 x mobile homes for use as annexes ancillary to existing dwelling

    Decided 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0414/F Granted

    33A Colvile Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2ET

    Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • F/YR26/0447/LB Granted

    38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP

    Internal and external works to a listed building to enable a change of use of existing shop (Use Class E) to café/restaurant, installation of kitchen extractor units and display of fascia sign and projecting sign

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • F/YR26/0429/A Granted

    38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP

    Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 x non-illuminated projecting sign

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • F/YR26/0446/F Granted

    38 Market Place Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1DP

    Change of use of existing shop (Use Class E) to café/restaurant and installation of kitchen extractor units

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Full applications

The full record

Decisions between 2020 and 2026

PlanIndex holds 362 decisions from Fenland between 2020 and 2026, part of 580 applications on record. Over that period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 296 granted against 36 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 299 applications recorded.

The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.

From the archive

Earliest records shown in full

  • F/YR20/0570/F Granted

    108 Osborne Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 3JW

    Erect a single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling including raising of roof to existing rear extension (retrospective)

    Decided 3 Sep 2020 Full applications
  • Barn At Euximoor Drove Christchurch

    Change of use from agricultural building to a 4-bed dwelling (Class Q (a) and (b))

    Decided 22 Sep 2020
  • Barns North East Of 1 Cross Lane Wisbech Cambridgeshire

    Details reserved by conditions 5 (landscape), 7 (materials), 8 (visibility splay) and 9 (access road) relating to planning permission F/YR19/1037/VOC (Variation of condition 9 relating to planning permission F/YR17/0755/F (Change of use of 3no agricultural barns to form 1 x 2-storey 4-bed dwelling including erection of a 2-storey extension and 1 x 3-bed 2-storey dwelling and the temporary siting of a caravan during conversion))

    Decided 8 Oct 2020 Conditions
  • F/YR20/0778/F Withdrawn

    8 Boyce Close Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1JF

    Erect a 2-storey side extension to existing dwelling

    Decided 17 Nov 2020 Full applications
  • F/YR20/0893/F Granted

    Ferreira House Gull Road Guyhirn Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4ER

    Change of use of land for domestic purposes and erect a summerhouse (retrospective)

    Decided 18 Nov 2020 Full applications
  • 51 Russell Avenue March Cambridgeshire PE15 8EN

    Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) - Erect a single storey side extension

    Decided 19 Nov 2020 Lawful development
  • F/YR20/0898/F Refused

    Ponderosa Farm Garden Lane Wisbech St Mary Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4RZ

    Change of use of existing day room to a dwelling (single-storey, 2-bed) involving the erection a single-storey rear extension and removal of existing mobile home

    Decided 30 Nov 2020 Full applications
  • F/YR20/0957/F Granted

    65 Money Bank Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2JG

    Erect a single-storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and the conversion of loft to form bedrooms including the formation of dormer window on front elevation

    Decided 3 Dec 2020 Full applications
  • F/YR20/0969/VOC Granted

    Land East Of Threeacres Whitemoor Road March Cambridgeshire

    Removal of condition 2 relating to planning permission F/YR14/0656/F (Erection of a 2-storey 3-bed dwelling for supported living with attached 1-bed annexe for carers accommodation etc) relating to sole occupancy

    Decided 8 Dec 2020 Amendments
  • F/YR20/0473/F Granted

    Land North West Of 12 Knights End Road March Cambridgeshire

    Erect 9no dwellings (3no single-storey (1x 2-bed & 2x 3-bed) and 6no 2-storey (3 x 5-bed, 1 x 4-bed & 2 x 2-bed)) involving demolition of existing buildings

    Decided 17 Dec 2020 Full applications

Decision speed

12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published

  1. Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 35 29%
  2. 8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 56 47%
  3. Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 28 24%

Common questions

How many planning applications does Fenland decide?

In the 12 months to July 2026, Fenland decided 119 planning applications. 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

How long does a planning decision take in Fenland?

The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 73 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.

How many Fenland decisions arrive within the eight week target?

Of the 119 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 29% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 76% within thirteen weeks.

How many planning applications has Fenland decided in total?

PlanIndex holds 362 decisions from Fenland between 2020 and 2026, out of 580 applications on record. Across that whole period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

When is planning activity busiest in Fenland?

May 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to July 2026, with 80 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.

How do I find a planning application by its reference number?

Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.

Cite these figures

Fenland: 580 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 119 decided, 87% approved, median 73 days to a decision. 327 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2020 and 2026: 362 in total, 89% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.