The Sportsman Main Road Elm Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE14 0AG Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0309/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of mounted PV solar panels and 2 x external air conditioning units on flat roof (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Nov 2025
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 28

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Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 1013 m away: Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility
The site is about 1013 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 35 m away: Elm; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 4 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Emneth and Elm built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £221,000 in June 2017. Other property, freehold.

5 June 2017£221,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Fenland
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PE14 0AG
Received
27 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Elm And Christchurch
Parish
Elm Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Peter Humphrey Associates Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 98% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Fenland in the last twelve months, from validation. Fenland decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14522134
Planning Portal ref
PP-14522134
Neighbours
18 Jun 2026
Consultation
30 Apr 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
1 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.