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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Roger Ascham Library Depot, Ascham Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BD
Received 22 Nov 2021Milton Landfill Site, A10, Milton, Cambridge
Received 13 Oct 1976Cottenham Primary School, Lambs Lane, Cottenham
Received 11 Nov 1983Land At, Impington Village College, New Road, Impington
Received 5 Dec 2006Stretham Primary School, Berry Close, Stretham, Ely, CB6 3JP
Received 5 May 1992South Of Caldecote Fen Peat Bog, Holmewood Estate, Caldecote, Peterborough, PE7
Received 11 Dec 1995Land At St Andrews C.E.School, Sand Street, Soham, Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7
Received 20 Aug 2001Bottisham Village College
Received 1 Apr 1974Hunters Down Old Peoples Home, Hartford Road, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 5 Jan 1988County Primary School, The Fold, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE7 2BP
Received 13 Aug 1987Millfield County Primary School, Grange Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1HW
Received 9 Oct 202378 Victoria Road, Wisbech, PE13 2PY
Received 23 Feb 2021High Street, Histon
Received 21 Jul 1974Land At, Plantation Farm, Red Lodge, Kennett, Cambs, CB8
Received 13 Feb 2004Hartford County Junior & Infant School, Mayfield Road, Huntingdon, PE187UL
Received 27 Feb 1998Mobile Building At Wyton County Infants School, Cambridge Square, Wyton, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 17 Jan 2001Land At Junc Of Alex Wood Rd, Mansel Way, Fortescue Rd
Received 12 Mar 1984Kneesworth House, Bassingbourn
Received 26 Feb 1979Land At, Long Acre Farm, Chesterton Fen Road, Milton
Received 5 Jul 2005Land At, Witchford Village College, Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, CB6
Received 23 May 2006Land At Somersham Road, St Ives
Received 29 Mar 2007Extension To Babraham Park And Ride, Babraham Road, Cambridge, CB2
Received 9 Apr 2001Land Off Parsons Lane, Littleport
Received 3 Jun 1980Land At Lessana Farm, Cantelupe Road, Haslingfield
Received 27 Sept 2002Records 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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