Fenland District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Fenland District Council decided more than 1,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Fenland District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Fenland District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 68 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 19plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Fenland District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of current and future occupants, with particular regard to outlook…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan; • the effect of the proposed access point on highway safety; and • the effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issues are: i) the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; and ii) the effect of the proposed development on the occupiers of the existing dwelling, The Stables.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.