New housing in Fenland District Council
We read Fenland District Council's planning register every day. We hold 12,083 of its planning applications going back to 2004, and 234 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 117% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 117% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 12,083
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 204 | 101 | 31 |
| 2025 | 219 | 150 | 44 |
| 2024 | 221 | 165 | 42 |
| 2023 | 276 | 186 | 62 |
| 2022 | 346 | 238 | 79 |
| 2021 | 322 | 234 | 60 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | Land South Of Barkers Lane And East Of Wimblington Road March Cambridgeshire Reserved matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0696/O to erect 333 x dwellings F/YR26/0787/RM | Awaiting decision | 27 Oct 2026 |
| 249 | Land South East Of Chatteris London Road Chatteris Cambridgeshire Reserved matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR23/0349/VOC to erect 249 x dwellings inclusive of open space and associated… F/YR26/0654/RM | Awaiting decision | 2 Sept 2026 |
| 230 | Land North And South Of Cherryholt Farm Burrowmoor Road March Cambridgeshire Erect up to 230 dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access) F/YR24/0396/O | Decided | 7 May 2024 |
| 200 | Land East Of 61 March Road Coates Cambridgeshire Erect up to 200 dwellings (including affordable housing and self-build/custom dwellings), 2.3ha of safeguarded land for primary education, public open space, landscaping, children's play area, sustainable drainage… F/YR24/0827/O | Refused | 10 Oct 2024 |
| 175 | Land South Of 250 Drybread Road Whittlesey Cambridgeshire Reserved matters application of the approval of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for 175 dwellings pursuant to Outline Planning Application F/YR23/0245/O F/YR25/0096/RM | Approved | 6 Feb 2025 |
| 125 | Land West Of Princess Avenue March Cambridgeshire Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR22/1032/O to Erect up to 125 x dwellings with associated infrastructure, drainage… F/YR24/0893/RM | Approved | 4 Nov 2024 |
| 121 | Land East Of 46 Old Lynn Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission F/YR12/0569/O to erect 121 x dwellings and 7 x retail units involving the demolition… F/YR25/0472/RM | Awaiting decision | 19 Jun 2025 |
| 110 | Land South Of 73-81 Upwell Road March Cambridgeshire Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission APP/D0515/W/23/3327578, relating to application F/YR22/0062/O to erect 110 x dwellings… F/YR24/0509/RM | Approved | 18 Jun 2024 |
| 105 | Land South Of 36-88 Westfield Road Manea Cambridgeshire Erect 105 x dwellings with associated garages and parking, formation of 2 x accesses and 3 x attenuation ponds including public open space, landscaping, drainage, and infrastructure works F/YR25/0909/F | Awaiting decision | 28 Nov 2025 |
| 70 | Nene Parade Bedford Street Chase Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire Reserved Matters application relating to detailed matters of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (Plot 5 only) pursuant to outline permission F/YR24/0485/VOC to erect a C2 use care home facility to… F/YR25/0520/RM | Approved | 4 Jul 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Fenland District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.