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3 And 4 Nene Quay Wisbech Cambridgeshire

F/YR25/0231/FFull Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 19 May 2025

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Proposal

Change of use of shop/office space to form 2 x 2-bed flats and external changes to fenestration and single-storey roof

Received
12 March 2025
Ward
Wisbech Riverside
Agent
Peter Humphrey Associates Ltd
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.4 Jun
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 And 4 Nene Quay Wisbech Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days. The site is in the Wisbech conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Wisbech Riverside.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wisbech Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2025
Consultation expiry
4 June 2025
Consultation start
21 May 2025
Consultation end
4 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start
27 March 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2025
Last date for comments
4 June 2025
Target decision date
20 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Peter Humphrey Associates Ltd
Architect profile
PETER HUMPHREY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
2 Chapel Road Wisbech Cambs PE13 1RG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 April 2025
Advertisement expiry
25 April 2025
Site notice start
10 April 2025
Site notice end
3 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13845342
Documents
29

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
  • Conservation area: Wisbech
  • Listed building: Grade II: 3, 4 and 5 Nene QuayOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Household Extensions and Alterations in Wisbech and Bowthorpe Conservation Areas+1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Wisbech
  • Brownfield land register: 11 - 12 High Street Wisbech CambridgeshireRegister site at or near this address

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Fenland

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