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Rift Bar Horsefair Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1AR

F/YR22/0453/FFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 3 August 2022

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from restaurant/bar and alterations to existing flat to create to 1no retail units and 6no flats (5no 2-bed & 1no 3 bed)

Received
25 February 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Medworth Wisbech
Agent
ATP Architects + Building Surveyors Ltd
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 105 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Rift Bar Horsefair Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1AR. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 13 weeks longer than Fenland's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,399 applications in total for the PE13 postcode area.

90% of full applications at Fenland District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PE13 1AR
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wisbech Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2022
Consultation expiry
19 July 2022
Consultation start
19 July 2022
Consultation end
19 July 2022
Neighbour consultation start
5 May 2022
Neighbour consultation end
26 May 2022
Last date for comments
19 July 2022
Target decision date
15 June 2022
Committee meeting
27 July 2022
Permission expires
3 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
ATP Architects + Building Surveyors Ltd
Agent address
Brook House 2A Coventry Road Ilford Essex IG1 4QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 May 2022
Advertisement expiry
1 June 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10552943
Documents
22
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    20 Dec

    Details reserved by Condition 03 (windows) and 04 (soundproofing) of planning permission F/YR22/0453/F

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsF/YR24/3016/COND
  2. 2022
    25 Feb

    Change of use from restaurant/bar and alterations to existing flat to create to 1no retail units and 6no…

    This applicationApprovedFullF/YR22/0453/F

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