5 Green Lane Benwick March Cambridgeshire PE15 0XG Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0543/CERTP - Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed use) Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Use (Proposed): Erect a detached garden room to rear of existing dwelling (involving re-positioning of existing shed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 May 2026
✓
Validated
13 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Benwick built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £257,500 in September 2023. Detached house, freehold.

21 September 2023£257,500
10 March 2017£100,600Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area122 m² (1,313 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity and internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Fenland
Application type
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed use)
Postcode
PE15 0XG
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
March West And Benwick
Parish
Benwick Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Permission Required
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.