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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6,198 approved · 193 refused · 387 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land At, New St Neots Primary School, Cambridge Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE19
Received 24 May 2006Land At, Icknield County Primary School, Lynton Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB2
Received 8 Jan 2003Barrington Quarry, Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambs, CB22 7RQ
Received 24 Dec 2016Medworth Efw Chp Facility, Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Received 7 Jan 2025Site Of Former Infants School, Broad Street, Whittlesey
Received 5 Jun 1980Littleport Community Primary School, Parsons Lane, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1JT
Received 4 Nov 2015Cambourne Village College, Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR
Received 5 Jul 2019Romsey Junior School, Coleridge Road, Cambridge, CB1 3PH
Received 19 Jan 1997Land Off The Fold, Coates
Received 8 Dec 1987Bottisham CP School, Beechwood Avenue, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB5 9BE
Received 28 May 1992Dust Moduliser Building Cement Works, Chapel Hill, Barrington, Cambridge, CB3
Received 2 Oct 1985Middlefield CP School, Andrew Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE19
Received 16 Jul 1992Land At, Huntingdon Junior School, Ambury Road, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 1 Nov 2001Chear Fen Sand And Gravel Pit (II), Ely Road, Cottenham, Cambridge
Received 9 Feb 1951Brampton West Sand And Gravel Pit (Xi), Thrapston Road, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 26 Jul 1990Land At, Lesanna Farm, Cantelupe Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB3
Received 14 Mar 2006The Youth Centre, Old C Of E School, School Lane
Received 28 May 199230/32 Whitmore Street, Whittlesey
Received 25 Mar 1975Burwell Primary School, The Causeway, Burwell, CB25 0DU
Received 12 Apr 2017Land Adjoining Former Stuntney School, Soham Road, Stuntney
Received 12 Oct 1984Land West Of Rolphs Motor Spares, Station Road, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB2
Received 8 Dec 1999Lodge Farm, Knights End Road, March, PE15 0YN
Received 27 Oct 2020Longsands Comprehensive School, St. Neots
Received 21 Jun 1976Spring Common School, American Lane, Huntingdon
Received 11 Jun 1997Records 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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