Manor Leisure Centre Station Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1UE Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0708/FDC - Fenland District Council Pending consideration

Proposal

Construction of a new combined leisure centre building including associated external padel courts, formation of a skate park and car park extension, involving full demolition of existing buildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
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Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Fenland's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Whittlesey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 29 September 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
Fenland District Council
Postcode
PE7 1UE
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Whittlesey South
Parish
Whittlesey Town Council
Target decision
22 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Saunders Boston Limited

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Fenland usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 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