The George 2 New Street Doddington March Cambridgeshire PE15 0SP Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0640/F - Full Planning Permission Pending decision

Proposal

Change of use from public house and flat above to form Special Educational Needs School including landscaping changes and demolition of existing garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 13 Nov 2026; it is now day 64.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence The George Premises licence · in force since 2 Apr 2024 Licensed hours: alcohol until 01:00 (Thu-Sat 03:00)

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

Doddington conservation area
Also Doddington. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Methodist Chapel, Grade II, 41 m away · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 851 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Inside the Wimblington and Doddington 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
PE15 0SP
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Doddington And Wimblington
Parish
Doddington Parish Council
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 92% of changes of use in Fenland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6417 days to the predicted decision (day 81)
62%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
55decided 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

15comments received
3 neutral12 supporting

80% support · above the UK average of 16%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15179577
Planning Portal ref
PP-15179577
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
13 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.