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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6,198 approved · 193 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Library, School Lane, Little Downham, Ely, CB6
Received 4 Jun 1991Cromwell Community College, Wenny Road, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU
Received 5 Nov 2019Ely County Infants School, High Barns, Ely, CB7 4RB
Received 30 Apr 1984Westry Ad Plant, Wisbech Road, Westry, March, PE15 0BA
Received 6 Sept 2014Downham Feoffees School, Main Street, Little Downham, Ely, CB6 2ST
Received 29 Nov 1991Newton School, Caxton End, Eltisley
Received 8 Nov 1977Land At Red Lodge Waste Transfer/Recycling Facility, The Carrops, Red Lodge, IP28
Received 5 Mar 2008Former Brickworks, Dysons Drove, Burwell, Cambridge, CB5
Received 23 Jun 1975PT. Osp 113, Adjacent 18 Cambridge Road
Received 20 Jan 1986Ely Sewage Treatment Works, Angel Drove, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Dec 2012West Of Cow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit, Cow Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 2 Aug 1985Land At, Impington Village College, New Road, Impington, CB4
Received 28 Jun 2000County Primary School, The Fold, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BP
Received 15 Nov 1977Rackham Ce School, Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
Received 25 Apr 1995Wintringham Primary Academy, Nuffield Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 0AW
Received 8 Jul 2021Fulbourn Primary School, School Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5BH
Received 28 Mar 2018Dawson Plant Hire, Middle Fen Drove, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Received 12 Dec 2019Red Lodge Waste Transfer And Recycling Facility, The Carrops, Red Lodge
Received 17 Oct 2003Part Of Railway Cutting East Of, Colne Road, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 6 Oct 1985Murrow County Primary School, Murrow Bank, Parson Drove, Wisbech, PE134HD
Received 24 Dec 1997Wyton County Infant School, Cambridge Square, Wyton, Huntingdon, PE172JB
Received 5 Jan 1987Land At, Fourfields CP School, Queen Street, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7
Received 31 Oct 2005Burleigh Hill School Site, Burleigh Road, St.Ives
Received 6 Mar 1984Junction Of Huntingdon Street And East Sreet, St.Neots
Received 31 Jan 1980Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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