Orchard Lodge Jobs Lane March Cambridgeshire PE15 9QE Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0231/F - Full Planning Permission Pending consideration

Proposal

Erect a detached garage and a carport to front of existing dwelling, formation of a swimming pool and enclosure including outbuildings, garden storage and landscaping (part-retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Aug 2026; it is now day 170. The consultation period closed on 17 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the March built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PE15 9QE
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Ward
March South
Parish
March Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 170, past the statutory target. 88% of demolitions in Fenland are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Sept 2026.

Day 170114 days past the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Fenland in the last twelve months, from validation. Fenland decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14780265
Neighbours
31 Mar 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
16 Apr 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