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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Land North Of, Deal Grove, Sawston, Cambridge, CB2
Received 4 Dec 1990Mitchell Hill Farm, Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8PP
Received 5 Feb 2019Midfield Assessment Centre, Oakington
Received 22 Feb 1978Warboys CP School, Humberdale Way, Warboys, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 5 Mar 1993Adjacent South Of Orton Brickworks, Orton Malborne, Peterborough, PE2
Received 2 Jun 1976Dimmocks Cote Quarry, 44 Stretham Road, Wicken, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5XL
Received 21 Nov 2022Gamlingay Sewage Treatment Works, Potton Road, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
Received 27 Jan 2009St Peter's School, St Peter's Road, Huntingdon
Received 28 Dec 1978Station Quarry, 75 Station Road, Royston, SG8 0NX
Received 15 Jan 2021Youth Centre At Manor Community Collage, Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4
Received 30 Nov 2000Cromwell Community College, Wenny Road, Chatteris, PE166UU
Received 1 Oct 1990Wintringham Primary Academy, Nuffield Road, St Neots, PE19 0AW
Received 26 Nov 2019North Of Little Paxton Sand And Gravel Pit, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE19
Received 16 Jun 1961Fourfields Primary School, Queen Street, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3JF
Received 7 Feb 1978East Of Weybridge Farm Sand And Gravel Pit, Great North Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 24 Jan 1991Longsands Community School
Received 29 Jul 1987Land At, Impington Village College, New Road, Impington, CB24
Received 6 Nov 2007Meldreth Primary School, High Street, Meldreth, Royston, SG8 6LA
Received 15 Jul 2017Cambourne Village College, Sheepfold Lane, Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR
Received 5 Dec 2019Former Saxon Brickworks, Peterborough Road, Peterborough, PE7 1PJ
Received 16 Jun 2026Meldreth Primary School, High Street, Meldreth, Royston, SG8 6LA
Received 21 Jun 2018Medworth Efw Chp Facility, Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Received 14 Apr 2025Bar Hill School, Bar Hill
Received 10 Jul 1980Physically Handicapped Unit & Staff Social Centre, Impington VC
Received 18 Sept 1984Records 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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