Fenland planning committee decisions
83 decisions from the committee's minutes, 20 Aug 2025 to 5 Aug 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
54.2% decisions went against officer advice
4.9 times the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 2nd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 83
- Approved
- 78.3%
- Against officer advice
- 54.2%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Fenland compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 1 | Newry Mourne Down | 82.1% | 32 of 39 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fenland | 54.2% | 45 of 83 |
| 3 | Walsall | 40% | 8 of 20 |
| 4 | Torridge | 36% | 9 of 25 |
| 5 | Chorley | 35.4% | 17 of 48 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Fenland's committee is more favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 30.3% of these decisions; the committee approved 84.2%, 53.9 points more.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Fenland leans further towards applicants than most.
Over the 76 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Fenland's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
78.3% approved and 14.5% refused. Of 2 decisions with a recorded vote, 2 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| May 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Fenland's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
45 of 83 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 45 of 45 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Fenland's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Builder’s yard and dwellingLand East Of March Airfield Cross Road March CambridgeshireOfficers advised refusal because the site was in an unsuitable rural location, with flood risk, countryside harm, aviation concerns and missing self-build evidence.Approved
- Self-build dwellingGarden Land At Honeybank Second Drove Swingbrow Chatteris CambridgeshireOfficers advised refusal because the site failed the flood-risk tests and did not demonstrate suitable lower-risk alternatives.Approved
- Up to nine dwellingsLand South Of Lavender Mill Close Fallow Corner Drove ManeaOfficers advised refusal because the site was outside Manea’s built form, in Flood Zone 3, and failed policy tests on landscape and land use.Approved
- Two dwellingsLand North Of The Quadrant Primrose Hill Doddington CambridgeshireOfficers advised refusal because the site is outside the settlement, lacks justification for housing and has unresolved flood-risk issues.Approved
- Two dwellingsLand South Of 29 Primrose Hill Doddington CambridgeshireOfficers advised refusal because the site was outside Doddington’s developed footprint and lacked a flood-risk sequential test.Approved
- Shopfront alterations63A - 65 Wisbech Road March CambridgeshireOfficers advised refusal because the dark cladding, shutters and canopy would create a harmful industrial and fortified appearance.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
August 2026 5
- Builder’s yard and dwellingLand East Of March Airfield Cross Road March CambridgeshireApproved
- Self-build dwellingGarden Land At Honeybank Second Drove Swingbrow Chatteris CambridgeshireApproved
- One self-build bungalowLand East Of 1 Doddington Road Accessed From Bell Gardens Wimblington CambridgeshireApproved
- Up to nine dwellingsLand South Of Lavender Mill Close Fallow Corner Drove ManeaApproved
- Up to 9 homes27B Westfield Road Manea March CambridgeshireApproved
July 2026 5
- Two dwellingsLand North Of The Quadrant Primrose Hill Doddington CambridgeshireApproved
- Two dwellingsLand South Of 29 Primrose Hill Doddington CambridgeshireApproved
- Shopfront alterations63A - 65 Wisbech Road March CambridgeshireApproved
- Five detached dwellingsLand North Of Cherrytree House Fallow Corner Drove ManeaApproved
- Two dwellingsLand South Of 85 - 95 Knights End Road March CambridgeshireRefused
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