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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land At, Stanton House, Stanton Way, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 24 Oct 2003120 & 122 Mill Road, Cambridge
Received 26 Feb 1985The Netherhall School, Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Received 9 May 1988Northstowe Secondary College, Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridgeshire, CB24 1DJ
Received 27 Nov 2018Needingworth Quarry, Bluntisham Road, Needingworth, PE27 4TA
Received 23 May 2019Waterbeach Technology Centre, Cambridge Road
Received 15 Dec 1992New Street, St.Neots
Received 20 Oct 1981Land To The South Of The A605 (Peterborough Road) From A Point 480 Metres West To 435 Metres East Of The Kings Dyke Level Crossing
Received 19 Feb 2019Pepys Road School, Pepys Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE192EW
Received 22 Dec 1999Medworth Efw Chp Facility, Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Apr 2025Rectory Farm Sand And Gravel Pit (Vi), Cow Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 26 Jun 1989Os Field 6762 Adj Weasenham Lane, Wisbech
Received 12 May 1980Land At, Bourn Ce (C) Primary School, Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB3
Received 17 Jun 2002Land At Bridge Farm, Holme Fen Drove, Colne, Cambridgeshire PE28 5EE
Received 5 Jun 2018Ship End Quarries, Elton Road, Wansford
Received 10 Mar 1987Littleport Village College, Parsons Lane, Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1JT
Received 1 Jul 1988Land Off, B1411, Westmoor Fen, Straight Furlong, Pymoor, Ely, CB6
Received 15 Sept 1999Dismantled Railway East Of, Potton Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19
Received 20 Mar 1979Netherhall Lower School, Gunhild Way, Cambridge, CB1 8QY
Received 5 May 2010South Of Norman Cross Brickworks LBC, London Road, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7
Received 29 Mar 1960Meadow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (Viii), Meadow Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 12 Mar 1957Land At, March Youth & Community Centre, 34, Station Road, Manea, March, PE15
Received 27 Nov 2003Fire Station, Mepal Road, Sutton
Received 19 Sept 1984Park Lane Primary School, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE188AG
Received 13 Nov 1985Records 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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