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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land At Streetly Hall Farm, Webbs Road, West Wickham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4RP
Received 22 Apr 2025Soham Village College, Sand Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5AA
Received 15 Apr 1981Yaxley Junior School, Landsdowne Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3JL
Received 16 Jan 1996Land North Of Zoological Gardens And South Of, Long Lane, Linton, Cambridge, CB1
Received 18 Feb 1948Linton Village College, Cambridge Road, Linton
Received 12 Mar 1992Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
Received 23 Dec 2022Papworth Everard Old School, Ermine Street, Papworth Everard
Received 2 Dec 1996Milton Sand And Grvel Pit (V), Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4
Received 19 Jun 1951Fordham Primary School, Isleham Road, Fordham, Ely, CB7 5NL
Received 29 Jun 2016Within Land South Of Little Paxton Sand And Gravel Pit (II), St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE19
Received 11 Aug 1987Roger Ascham Library Depot, Ascham Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BD
Received 15 Sept 2021Land At, Murfitt Industries Ltd, 195 Wisbech Road, Littleport. CB6 1RA
Received 28 Sept 2006Land At, Willingham Primary School, Thodays Close, Willingham, Cambridge, CB4
Received 29 Mar 2005Land At, Spring Meadow Infants School, High Barns, Ely, CB7
Received 8 Oct 2003Witchford Village College, Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2JA
Received 17 Feb 1976Comberton Meridian School, Harbour Avenue, Comberton
Received 8 Dec 1976Land At, Pendragon County Primary School, Varrier Jones Drive, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB3
Received 25 Oct 2001Marsh Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (V), Marsh Lane, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 7 Oct 1959Weatheralls CP School, Pratt Street, Soham, Ely CB7 5BH
Received 2 Mar 2010Duxford Church Of England Community Primary School, St Johns Street, Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 4RA
Received 6 Jul 2023Marsh Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (Viii), Marsh Lane, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 18 Jun 1965Wilburton Primary School, Carpond Lane, Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3RJ
Received 30 Jan 2024Colville County Primary School, Colville Road, Cambridge, CB1 9EJ
Received 20 Dec 1977Meadowgate School, Meadowgate Lane, Wisbech, PE132JH
Received 22 Nov 1988Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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