Land South Of 85 - 95 Knights End Road March Cambridgeshire Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0147/O - Outline Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erect up to 2 x dwellings (outline application with all matters reserved) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
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Validated
20 Jan 2026
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Consultation
14 Jul 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026
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Refused
23 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Fenland Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the backland development would harm the area’s character and visual amenity, with habitat losses insufficiently addressed.
  • Members agreed to refuse the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, public views, debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Fenland's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Documents 43

Consultation & comments 26

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 12 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF CCC DEFINITIVE MAP TEAM Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Reconsultation Sheet Reconsultation Sheet · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Reconsultation Sheet Reconsultation Sheet · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FDC TREE CONSULTANT Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF FDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Further Consultation Sheet Further Consultation Sheet · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF MARCH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Further Consultation Sheet Further Consultation Sheet · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC - THE DEFINITIVE MAP TEAM Consultee Comment · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Standard Consultee List Standard Consultee List · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Consultee List Neighbour Consultee List · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the March built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument 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
Outline Planning Permission
Postcode
PE15 9QD
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
March South
Parish
March Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Swann Edwards Architecture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 184 days from validation, 126 days slower than Fenland's median of 58 for new homes. Refused, as 26% 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

Alt. reference
PP-14418904
Neighbours
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Mar 2026
Committee
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Fenland
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#98 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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