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F/YR26/2003/CCC - Cambridgeshire County Council Pending decision

Proposal

Screening Opinion: Change of use of existing yard to open storage of palletised and baled waste material for use in connection with the existing Unit 2 building and associated works at Yard north of Unit 2, Eastwood End Industrial Estate, Eastwood End, Wimblington Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 120.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Wimblington and Doddington built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1425 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Cambridgeshire County Council
Postcode
PE15 0QH
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Doddington And Wimblington
Parish
Wimblington Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Jul 2026

Decision outlook

Day 120, past the statutory target. 92% of changes of use 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 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12064 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Fenland
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#98 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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