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5 Whittlesey Road Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XJ

Awaiting decision Fenland F/YR26/0734/F Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

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Proposal

Erect 1x self build/custom build dwelling involving demolition of existing dwelling

As published by the council, reference F/YR26/0734/F

Application record

Reference
F/YR26/0734/F
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Pending consideration
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
March West And Benwick
Parish
Benwick Parish Council
Postcode
PE15 0XJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Fenland

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Fenland took a median of 72 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Fenland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Fenland decided full applications in a median of 86 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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