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F/YR26/0509/PIP - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Permission in principle to erect up to 2 x dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
1 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
5 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Manea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
Permission In Principle
Postcode
PE15 0HB
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Chatteris North And Manea
Parish
Manea Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 22 days faster than Fenland's median of 57 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 →

Public comments

3comments received
1 neutral2 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
5 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 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