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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6,198 approved · 193 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sports & Leisure Centre, Camel Road, Littleport, Ely, CB6 1EW
Received 7 May 2015Meldreth CP School, High Street, Meldreth
Received 25 Nov 1998Colne Fen Sand And Gravel Pit (III), Chatteris Road, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 16 Jan 1997Waterbeach Waste Management Park, Ely Road, Waterbeach, CB25 9PG
Received 25 May 2018Thomas Eaton Primary School, Church Street, Wimblington, March, PE15
Received 1 Apr 1996Land Off Elm Way
Received 4 Oct 1993Margetts Farm Sand And Gravel Pit, Mill Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 2 Oct 2001Rheola O.P.H. Broad Leas
Received 2 Nov 1989Larkfield Adult Training Centre, High Barns, Ely, CB7 4SB
Received 26 Jun 1981Land At, Elm.C.E. (C) School, Main Road, Elm, Wisbech, PE14
Received 4 Feb 2002Land At, The Old Cold Store, Stretham Road, Wilburton, Ely, CB6
Received 27 Apr 2005Land Off, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB5
Received 9 Feb 1998Warboys Clay Pit, Puddock Hill, Warboys, Huntingdon
Received 27 Oct 1987Yard North Of Datashredders Unit 2, Eastwood End Industrial Estate, Wimblington, March, PE15 0QQ
Received 2 Apr 2026Station Farm Landfill Site, Brampton Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 28 Oct 1996North Of Hauxton Sand And Gravel Pit, Church Road, Hauxton, Cambridge, CB2
Received 10 Dec 1965Sawston Village College, New Road
Received 5 Apr 1990Meadow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (Xxiv), Meadow Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 21 Oct 1993Burwell House, 46 North Street, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0BB
Received 10 Apr 2012Block D, Owlstone Croft, Newnham Road
Received 4 Aug 1986Meadow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (Xxiv), Meadow Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 27 Feb 1997The Netherhall School, Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Received 12 Jan 1996Isleham C Of E School, Malting Lane, Isleham, Ely, CB7 5RZ
Received 27 May 1987County Offices, Walden House, Market Square
Received 5 Feb 1991Records 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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