Land South Of 73 To 81 Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0180/NONMAT - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment: Variation of condition 5 (list of approved drawings) of planning approval of (Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission APP/, relating to application to erect 110 x dwellings) - to remove reference to the public footpath and amendment to brick types for Plots 74-76 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Validated
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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 6 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
PE15 9ED
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
March East
Parish
March Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14747905
Planning Portal ref
PP-14747905
Statutory expiry
8 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