Newling Fruitgrowers Ltd Allens Drove Gorefield Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4PD Data via plota.co.uk

F/YR26/0551/F - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

19 Jun 2026

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Validated

16 Jul 2026

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Consultation

24 Jul 2026

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Approved

23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 20

Site constraints 5

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 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Gorefield built-up area; National infrastructure project 1278 m away: Grimsby to Walpole, at pre-application; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area52 m² (560 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (asset rating 86)

UseOthers - Stand alone utility block

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2014, 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: PE13 4PD
Received: 19 Jun 2026
Validated: 16 Jul 2026
Ward: Parson Drove And Wisbech St Mary
Parish: Gorefield Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Sept 2026
Decision: Grant
Decision date: 23 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 13 days slower than Fenland's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

This one69d

Council56d

UK56d

67%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

272decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15018231
Planning Portal ref: PP-15018231
Neighbours: 24 Jul 2026
Consultation: 24 Jul 2026
Comments by: 21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 10 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

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.

Newling Fruitgrowers Ltd Allens Drove Gorefield Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4PD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 20

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 7

Other documents 2