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17 Elwyn Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9BT

F/YR26/0292/PNC01PN- COU Office to DwellingRefused

Refused on 15 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from commercial use to 3 x flats (Part 3, Class MA)

Received
20 April 2026
Ward
March East
Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.17 May
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided15 Jun

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 17 Elwyn Road March Cambridgeshire PE15 9BT. Fenland has handled 6,458 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than Fenland's typical decision time. The site is in the March conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across March East. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the PE15 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 2 (3)(9A) does not grant permission for, or authorise any development of, any new dwellinghouse— (a) where the gross internal floor area is less than 37 square metres in size; or (b) that does not comply with the nationally described space standard Flats 1 and 2 would provide a gross internal floor area of approximately 38.4 square metres and 38.6 square metres respectively. As both flats are proposed with a bathroom rather than a shower room, the minimum applicable standard is 39 square metres and therefore neither flat would comply with the nationally described space standard. Furthermore, Flat 2 would provide a bedroom with a floor area of approximately 6.8 square metres and a width of approximately 1.96 metres, which are below the minimum dimensions required by the nationally described space standard. Accordingly, the proposal would not constitute development authorised by Class MA and prior approval is refused. 5 Plans and documents The following plans and documents form part of this notice. They are as follows: Reference Title H10667/02 Existing and Proposed Site Plan and Street Scene H10667/01 Location Plan, Existing Elevations, Floor Plans, Roof Plan H10667/03B Proposed Elevations, Floor Plans and Roof Plan Planning Decision Notice F/YR26/0292/PNC01 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 6 Authorisation Authorised by: Matthew Leigh

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PE15 9BT
Application type
PN- COU Office to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
March Town Council
District
26/0351/PEND

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2026
Consultation end
17 May 2026
Target decision date
16 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Morton & Hall Consulting Ltd
Architect profile
MORTON AND HALL CONSULTING LIMITED
Agent address
1 Gordon Avenue March Cambs PE15 8AJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Kimberley Crow
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14865689
Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: March
  • Heritage at Risk Register: March
  • 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 (21)

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

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