Land South East Of Plot 2 South East Of 190 Wype Road Eastrea Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0087/PIP - Permission In Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in principle for 1 x dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Validated
3 Feb 2026
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Consultation
5 May 2026
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Approved
18 May 2026

Approved on 18 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 2. 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 1 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
PE7 2AZ
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Whittlesey East And Villages
Parish
Whittlesey Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
18 May 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
L Bevens Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 46 days slower than Fenland's median of 58 for new homes. Approved, as 74% of new homes here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
18%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
5 May 2026
Committee
13 May 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