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Phase B Land East Of Berryfield March Cambridgeshire

F/YR23/0550/FFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 10 January 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect 18 x dwellings (12 x 2-storey, 4-bed and 6 x 2-storey, 3-bed) with associated infrastructure and the formation of 2 x balancing ponds and public open space

Received
24 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
19
Ward
March North
Agent
Swann Edwards Architecture Limited
  1. Received24 May
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.23 Dec
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided10 Jan

Decided in 564 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Phase B Land East Of Berryfield March Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 597 days, 75 weeks longer than Fenland's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across March North.

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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Why it was refused

  1. Part of the development, including the internal access road for 10 of the dwellings, is within Flood Zone 2. Despite the submission of a Sequential Test Statement on behalf of the applicant, it is concluded that a Sequential Test for the proposals has not been adequately undertaken in line with the approved Planning Decision Notice F/YR23/0550/F Town and Country Planning Act 1990 guidance provided in the Cambridgeshire Flood and Water SPD. Accordingly, the application is contrary to Chapter 14 of the NPPF, Part B of Fenland Local Plan Policy LP14 and Policy H2(c) of the March Neighbourhood Plan.
  2. The application as submitted has failed to demonstrate that the development would not result in a net loss in biodiversity value, which conflicts with Fenland Local Plan policy LP16(b) and LP19.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
18
Parish
March Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2023
Consultation expiry
10 January 2025
Consultation start
23 December 2024
Consultation end
23 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
10 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
10 January 2025
Last date for comments
10 January 2025
Target decision date
25 September 2023
Committee meeting
8 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Swann Edwards Architecture Limited
Architect profile
SWANN EDWARDS ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Black Barn Fen Road Guyhirn Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 4AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 July 2023
Advertisement expiry
9 August 2023
Site notice start
25 July 2023
Site notice end
15 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11926598
Documents
126
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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