8A Plough Road Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1LT Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0559/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of existing building (Sui-generis) to a sandwich shop (Class E) and the installation of air-conditioning units to front elevation (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Conservation area 11 m away: Whittlesey 2
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 11 m away: Whittlesey; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Whittlesey built-up area.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
PE7 1LT
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Whittlesey North West
Parish
Whittlesey Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
James Wollerton Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 77% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
49decided 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

6comments received
6 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 15%

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14907464
Neighbours
11 Sept 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 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