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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cambridgeshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Sept 1943 to 3 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Westwood Junior School, Maple Grove, March, PE15 8JT
Received 20 Jan 2018Cambridgeshire County Council Civic Hub, Ermine Street, Alconbury Weald, PE28 4YE
Received 14 May 2021Glebelands CP School, New Road, Chatteris, PE166EZ
Received 24 Feb 1998Datashredders , Eastwood Industrial Estate, Eastwood End, Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0QH
Received 3 Nov 2021Land Parcel Adjacent, Brookfield Business Park, Cottenham
Received 8 Aug 2003Fen Ditton County Primary School, Fen Ditton
Received 17 Jul 1998Waterbeach Waste Management Park, Ely Road, Waterbeach, CB25 9PG
Received 10 Oct 2018Hemingford Grey CP School, St. Ives Road, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 17 Jan 1991Land At, 30 Cambridge Road, Ely, CB7
Received 12 Dec 2001Bulldog Bridge Farm, Mildenhall Road [A1101]
Received 25 Jun 1989Land Adj. Former Primary School, Margett Street
Received 14 Dec 1987Mepal And Witcham School, Brangehill Lane, Mepal, Ely, CB6 2AL
Received 12 Nov 1997Land South Of, Huntingdon Road, Fenstanton, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 28 Nov 1989County Primary School, Long Furlong, Over
Received 15 Jan 1979Cottenham C.P. School, Lambs Lane
Received 21 May 1990Witchford Village College, Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2JA
Received 5 May 1975Fulbourn C.P. School, School Lane
Received 26 Apr 1996Cambourne Village College, Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR
Received 23 Aug 2019New Saxon Works, Peterborough Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1PD
Received 5 Aug 1997Cheffins, The Heath, Woodhurst, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 3BS
Received 7 Apr 2009Willow Hall Farm, Hillrow Causeway, Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3PA
Received 4 Jul 2025Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Received 4 Aug 1994Abbey Meadows School, Galfrid Road, Cambridge, CB5 8ND
Received 19 Apr 2018Peckover Primary School, Leverington Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Dec 2010Records 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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