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Willow View The Chase March Cambridgeshire

F/YR26/0123/FFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 19 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Erect 1 x self-build/custom build dwelling involving the demolition of existing dwelling

Received
6 February 2026
Ward
March South
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target1 Jun
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 92 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Willow View The Chase March Cambridgeshire. Fenland has handled 2,964 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 5 weeks longer than Fenland's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across March South.

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. The proposed replacement dwelling, by virtue of its excessive footprint, width, scale and roof-dominant form, would result in a cramped and visually incongruous form of development that fails to respond positively to the character and grain of development along The Chase. The proposal would appear out of keeping within the street scene and would not make a positive contribution to local distinctiveness. As such, the development is contrary to Policy LP16(d) of the Fenland Local Plan (2014) and the guidance contained within the Delivering and Protecting High Quality Environments SPD.
  2. The proposed dwelling, by reason of its siting in close proximity to the southern boundary, scale and massing, would result in an overbearing form of development and an unacceptable loss of light to the occupiers of Bramble Cottage. This would have a harmful impact on residential amenity, contrary to Policies LP2 and LP16(e) of the Fenland Local Plan (2014), which seek to protect the amenity of neighbouring occupiers.
  3. In the absence of a legal agreement or other enforceable mechanism to secure the delivery and occupation of the proposed dwelling as a self-build unit, the development fails to meet the definition and requirements of self-build housing as set out in the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
March Town Council
District
26/0118/PEND

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
25 March 2026
Consultation start
23 February 2026
Consultation end
19 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
25 March 2026
Target decision date
1 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
4 March 2026
Site notice end
25 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14680082
Documents
33

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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.

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© 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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