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F/YR26/0344/FDC - Fenland District Council Approved
Commercial & major worksNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Erect 1 x block of 6 x flats with commercial use at ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 61

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 17

PDF FDC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT SURVEY REPORT Report · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FDC ECOLOGY OFFICER Consultee Comment · 24 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDMENT STATEMENT Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY APPENDIX (SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE MODEL) Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ECONOMIC STATEMENT Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric BNG Metric · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG SUPPORTING STATEMENT Statement · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Checklist Biodiversity Checklist · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 24

PDF 3354.2 SD112 P4 CASTLE MEWS ELEVATION AS PROPOSED Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354.2 SD110 P3 ROOF PLAN AS PROPOSED Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD105 REV P3 PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD111 REV P3 PROPOSED HIGH STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD116 REV P2 PROPOSED SHOP FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD101 REV P1 LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD102 REV P1 EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD103 REV P1 EXISTING HIGH STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD104 REV P1 EXISTING CASTLE MEWS ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD116 REV P1 PROPOSED SHOP FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD117 REV P1 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD115 REV P1 PROPOSED SITE SECTION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD105 REV P2 PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD106 REV P2 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD107 REV P2 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD108 REV P2 PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD109 REV P2 PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD110 REV P2 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD111 REV P2 PROPOSED HIGH STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD112 REV P2 PROPOSED CASTLE MEWS ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD113 REV P2 PROPOSED NE ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354/2/SD114 REV P2 PROPOSED SW ELEVATION Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354.2 SD120 REV P1 PROPOSED CYCLE STORAGE AND BIN STORAGE Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 3354.2 SD118 REV P1 EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM Other · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 14

PDF ANGLIAN WATER Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FDC CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF D39218 RESPONSE TO AW Correspondence · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ANGLIAN WATER Consultee Comment · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Further Consultation Sheet Further Consultation Sheet · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 7 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF WISBECH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Response · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Neighbour Consultee List Neighbour Consultee List · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Standard Consultee List Standard Consultee List · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF CLARIFICATION RE USE Correspondence · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE COLLECTION STRATEGY Report · 13 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Listed building: at the site
List entry 1279361 · 3 m away · 99 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II*, 88 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 99 with distances
Historic England ↗
Wisbech conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech · Household Extensions and Alterations in Wisbech and Bowthorpe Conservation Areas. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Wisbech
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Wisbech AQMA No.1 (SO2)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 515 m away: Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility
The site is 515 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
Inside the Wisbech built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Fenland
Application type
Fenland District Council
Postcode
PE13 1DE
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Wisbech South
Parish
Wisbech Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wilby & Burnett LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 134 days from validation, 78 days slower than Fenland's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14596247
Planning Portal ref
PP-14596247
Neighbours
24 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Committee
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings