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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cambridgeshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,198 approved · 193 refused · 387 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Sept 1943 to 3 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Cottenham Village College
Received 18 Nov 1994Medworth Efw Chp Facility, Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Received 25 Jun 2025Hinchingbrooke School, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, PE186BN
Received 16 Apr 1998Land South West Of, Fitzroy Farm, Clunch Pit Lane, Reach, Burwell, Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Nov 1987Burrough Green Endowed C Of E Primary School, Bradley Road, Burrough Green, Newmarket CB8
Received 18 Dec 2008Land East Of Chatteris By-Pass At New Road, Chatteris, PE16
Received 3 May 1988Ramnoth Junior School, Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, PE13 2JB
Received 29 Sept 2017Unit 1, 35 Benwick Road, Whittlesey, PE7 2HD
Received 30 May 2018Land At Coates Primary School, The Fold, Coates, Whittlesey
Received 16 Jun 2000Creek Road, March
Received 5 Jun 1980Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
Received 7 Jun 2023Land To The North/north-west Of Hauxton Road (A10), To The North-west And North Of Junction 11 Of The M11 And To The West Of Cambridge Road (A10) CB22 5HT (within The Parish Of Hauxton And Partly Within The Parish Of South Trumpington).
Received 20 Feb 2025Little Thetford CP School, Green Hill, Little Thetford, Ely, CB6 3HD
Received 7 Nov 1990Swavesey County Primary School, Swavesey
Received 6 May 1998Ramsey Abbey School, Hollow Lane, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 12 Mar 1987Comberton Village College, West Street, Toft, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7DU
Received 6 Nov 2020City Of Ely Community College, Downham Road, Ely, CB6 2SH
Received 19 Jun 1997Former Layby, Off B1101, East Of Coldham, Elm
Received 18 Jun 1980Nene Infant School, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13
Received 18 Apr 2008Queens Girls School, Queens Road, Wisbech, PE13
Received 22 Apr 1980Gamlingay Village College, Station Road
Received 21 May 1991Junction Of Hawksden Road And, Priory Hill, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE19
Received 24 May 1996Land At, Needingworth Quarry, Land Between Needingworth & Over, Overcote Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 23 Apr 2002Land To The West Of Cow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit, Cow Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 9 Aug 1984Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cambridgeshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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