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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Alconbury Airfield, Ermine Street, Little Stukeley, PE28 4WX
Received 13 Jun 2015Shirley CP School, Green End Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RW
Received 24 Apr 1991Land At, Manor Community College, Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4
Received 21 Mar 2005Winhills County Infant & Junior School, Cromwell Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE192DX
Received 17 Mar 1980Long Road Sixth Form College, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2
Received 31 May 1989Nene County Infants School, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE132AP
Received 18 Oct 1988Malary House, Brookfield Business Centre, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire CB24 8PS
Received 9 Feb 2012Chesterton Rail Freight Sidings, Chesterton Junction, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL
Received 5 Nov 2013Ernulf Community School, Eynesbury, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE192SH
Received 7 Mar 1985Mepal And Witcham School, Brangehill Lane, Mepal, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2AL
Received 3 Aug 2000Holme Church Of England School
Received 11 Dec 1979Land At, 'Old Wood Yard', Birds Drove, Gorefield, Wisbech, PE13
Received 22 Oct 2003Land Off, Middle Fen Drove, Swavesey
Received 23 Nov 2006Park Lane Primary School, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE188AG
Received 6 Mar 1991Ferry Lagoon, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB4
Received 20 Apr 1989Rackham Ce School, Main Street, Witchford, Ely, CB6 2HQ
Received 16 Apr 1985Long Road Sixth Form College, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2
Received 10 Apr 1990Manea CP School, Station Road, Manea, March, PE15
Received 22 Sept 1989Village College, Sawston
Received 4 Jun 1980Melbourn Primary School, Mortlock Street, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6DB
Received 4 Jun 2018Hatton Park CP School, Hattons Park, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DL
Received 23 Jun 2015Land South West Of Blue Roan Farm, Parkhall Road, Somersham, Cambridgeshire
Received 4 Jun 2016Milton Sand And Gravel Pit (Xii), Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4
Received 16 Jul 1974Comberton Village College, West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, CB3 7DU
Received 14 Aug 2000Records 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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