Understanding planning · 13 min read
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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Waterbeach Waste Management Park, Ely Road, Waterbeach, CB25 9PG
Received 19 Jan 2016Land Between Pound Road & Glebe Road, Hemingford Grey
Received 3 Jun 1983Land At, Sir Harry Smith Community College, Eastrea Road, Eastrea, Whittlesey, PE7
Received 8 Feb 2005Kettlefields Primary School, Stetchworth Road, Dullingham, Newmarket, CB8
Received 7 Apr 1989Land North Of Rushmore House, A10, Shepreth, Cambridge
Received 1 Mar 1991Whittlesey Household Waste Recycling Centre, 31A Aaron Road, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
Received 13 Feb 2009Spinning Infant School, High Street, Ramsey, Huntingdon, PE171AE
Received 13 Feb 1990Wilburton Primary School, Carpond Lane, Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3RJ
Received 18 Jun 1992Kings Hedges Primary School, Cameron Road, Cambridge, CB4 2LX
Received 24 Aug 1987Isle Of Ely College And Horticultural Institute, Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, PE132JE
Received 13 May 1986Stretham Primary School, Berry Close, Stretham, Ely, CB6 3JP
Received 19 Jun 1998Manor Community College, Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Received 2 Jul 1991Northstowe Education Campus, Land Adjacent To Stirling Road, Northstowe New Town, Cambridge, CB24 1BN
Received 19 Jan 2019Great Paxton C Of E Cont. School, High Street
Received 27 Apr 1987New Farm, Whaddon
Received 12 Jan 1979Unit 4A Lion Works, Station Road, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB2
Received 17 Aug 1998Sewage Treatment Works, B663, Bythorn
Received 3 Jul 1996St Ivo School, High Leys, St Ives, PE27 6RR
Received 27 May 2009Lawrence Court, Princes Street, Huntingdon
Received 17 Aug 1998Coton C Of E [Cont] School, Whitwell Way
Received 25 Apr 1994Goldstar, Lodge Farm, Knights End Road, March, Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Jan 2008Pendragon County Primary School, Varrier Jones Drive, Papworth Everard
Received 3 Apr 1998Land Adj 18 Cambridge Road, Linton
Received 7 Jan 1982Chalk Store At Steeple Morden Chalk Pit (1), Station Road, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8
Received 8 Jun 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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