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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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North Angle Farm, Angle Common, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HX
Received 20 May 2021Wyton On The Hill Primary School, Cambridge Square, Wyton, Huntingdon, PE28 2JB
Received 6 Mar 2018Land At, Westwood Junior School, Maple Grove, March, PE15
Received 16 Jan 2002Chesterton Rail Freight Sidings, Chesterton Junction, Cowley Road, Cambridge, CB4 0DL
Received 19 Nov 2015Clarkson Infants School, Trafford Road, Wisbech, PE13 2ES
Received 11 Apr 2019Homerton Childrens Centre , Holbrook Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7ST
Received 25 Jan 2024Cambridge College Of Further Education, Howard Mallett Site, New Street, Cambridge, CB1
Received 7 Nov 1983Spaldwick County Primary School, Ferriman Road, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 27 Feb 1997Land At, Waste Management Site, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB5
Received 11 Sept 2003Petersfield Hospital And Ermine Street Depot Site, Huntingdon
Received 8 Nov 1984Little Paxton CP School, Gordon Road, St. Neots, Huntingdon, PE194NG
Received 5 Nov 1993Land At Barrington C Of E Primary School, Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, CB2
Received 12 Mar 2001Dimmocks Cote Quarry, Stretham Road, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5XL
Received 16 Dec 2017Phase 2 Monkfield Primary School, School Lane, Cambourne, CB
Received 9 Jan 2001Land Opposite Cemetery, Taylors Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB4
Received 10 Aug 1990Not Known
Received 31 Dec 1995St Augustines C Of E School, Cherry Road, Wisbech, PE13
Received 22 Sept 1997Cambridgeshire Farm College, High Street
Received 1 Sept 1988Swavesey Village College, Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey
Received 20 Aug 1974Eastfield School, Pig Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE174QE
Received 15 Sept 1986Manor Community College, Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Received 26 Jun 1992Land At, Fen Ditton CP School, Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5
Received 18 Jul 2002FCC Landfill Site, Hundred Road, March, PE15 8QN
Received 9 Oct 2014Fen Drayton Sand And Gravel Pit (XX), Holywell Ferry Road, Fen Drayton
Received 2 Jun 1979Records 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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