Wisbech South planning approval rate
Wisbech South ward in Fenland has a 93.3% approval rate based on 225 planning decisions. Fenland overall: 86.0%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.3%
ward approval rate
225
Decisions
210
Approved
15
Refused
86.0%
Fenland average
Wisbech South is 7.3 percentage points above the Fenland average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Wisbech South compares
Wisbech South ward
93.3%
Fenland overall
86.0%
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Recent decisions in Wisbech South
Erect 1 x block of 6 x flats with commercial use at ground level · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to front elevation of exist · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Change of use of existing offices and erection of an extension to form to 9 x fl · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Erect an extension to existing building (to form a new water treatment facility) · Fri 31 Jul 2026
Erect a single-storey side extension including demolition of existing conservato · Thu 18 Jun 2026
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Other wards in Fenland
Chatteris North And Manea (87.1%)
Doddington And Wimblington (84.2%)
Parson Drove And Wisbech St Mary (84.5%)
March North (91.5%)
Leverington And Wisbech Rural (89.3%)
Chatteris South (92.8%)
March East (88.5%)
Roman Bank (86.6%)
Elm And Christchurch (88.6%)
Parson Drove/Wisbech St Mary (90.7%)
March West And Benwick (87.2%)