Estover Playing Field Estover Road March Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/3146/COND - Discharge of condition Pending consideration

Proposal

Details reserved by condition 19 (surface water drainage scheme) of Planning permission (Regeneration of playing field to include: erection of a single-storey pavilion, formation of a car park; artificial grass pitches (AGP); multi-use games area (MUGA); hard-standing for external terrace and walkways; siting of 3 x storage containers; erection of 4.5m high (max height) mesh fencing bounding both the AGP and MUGA; the erection of 4 x 8.0m high lighting columns to car park and footpaths; 6 x 10.0m high floodlights to MUGA and 6 x 15.0m high floodlights to AGP and the formation of a public footpath) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Fenland
Application type
Discharge of condition
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
March North
Parish
March Town Council
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15279697
Planning Portal ref
PP-15279697
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Fenland
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#98 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Fenland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #58 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Fenland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #170 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #128 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #58 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #163 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
194 decided (1-9 homes)
77%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
29 decided
604
Total decisions
79 refused in the year to March 2026