The full application, for a four‑bedroom self‑build dwelling and new builder’s yard off Cross Road, near March Airfield, had already been to Fenland District Council’s planning committee twice, in October 2025 and March 2026. Fenland planning committee ignored officer's strongly worded advice to refuse plans for a house and builder's yard off Cross Road in March to approve the application. The site plan for the proposed house and builder's yard. (Image: Fenland District Council)He insisted a builder’s yard could not realistically be located in the middle of March and that the applicant should be allowed to build on his own land. Other councillors described the site as “the right place” for a builder’s yard, pointing to other industrial uses already approved in the vicinity, including a crematorium and scrap metal yard.