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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6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Dimmocks Cote Quarry, Stretham Road, Wicken, Ely, CB7 5XL
Received 5 Jul 2019Warboys County Primary School
Received 8 Nov 197795 Money Bank
Received 9 Mar 1993Melbourn Village College, The Moor
Received 17 Aug 1993Weybridge Farm Sand And Gravel Pit, Great North Road, Alconbury, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 6 Jun 1989Kettlefields Primary School, Stetchworth Road, Dullingham, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, CB8 9UH
Received 30 Jan 2024Wintringham Primary Academy, Nuffield Road, St Neots, PE19 0AW
Received 30 Apr 2020Burwell Primary School, The Causeway, Burwell, CB25 0DU
Received 18 Aug 2016Littleton House Special School
Received 26 Feb 1991Land At, Shire Hall, Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3
Received 17 Aug 2005Land Between Coldham's Lane And River Cam, Through Coldham's Common, Barnwell Junction Pastures And Ditton Meadows Cambridge
Received 12 Oct 2017Mepal Quarry, Block Fen Drove, Chatteris, CB6 2AY
Received 28 Feb 2017Land At, Kennett Hall Farm, Dane Hill Road, Kennett, Newmarket, CB8
Received 11 Oct 2005Land Off Stanton Way, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6PY
Received 7 Aug 2009Sir Harry Smith Community College, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1XB
Received 14 Aug 2003St. Bedes Comprehensive Church School, Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Received 17 Jun 1991Land At, The Manor Special School, Station Road, Wilburton, Ely, CB6
Received 8 May 2003Land At Cowley Road Waste Transfer Station, St Johns Innovation Park, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0WZ
Received 20 May 2009Land Between The Chase And, Plash Drove, Wisbech St Mary
Received 14 Sept 1998Orchard Court Junior Training Centre, Money Bank, Wisbech, PE13
Received 15 Dec 1980The Country Centre, Howes Close, Huntingdon Road
Received 12 Feb 1987Grove Primary School, Campkin Road, Cambridge, CB4 2NB
Received 19 Nov 1987Landfill Site, Halfmoon Plantation, Dane Hill Road, Kennett, Newmarket, CB8
Received 14 Feb 1979Witchford Village College, Manor Road, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 2JA
Received 30 Jul 2009Records 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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