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Cambridgeshire County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cambridgeshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,833Searchable applications
47Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 6,392 approved or refused records
194Refused applications
6,198 approved · 194 refused · 387 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- ApproveS/02489/03/CC
Two storey Maths & English classroom block and single storey Science laboratory block.
Land At, Impington Village College, New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB4
Received 9 Dec 2003 - ApproveC/00927/79/CC
Use Of Land As Car Park
Cambridgeshire College Of Arts And Technology, Collier Road, Cambridge, CB1
Received 29 Nov 1979 - ApproveF/02020/11/CW/C1
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 14 a, b, e of application F/02020/11/CW
Witcham Meadlands Quarry, Block Fen Drove, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
Received 20 Apr 2016 - ApproveE/00280/75/CC
Use Of Mobile Classroom Unit As Temporary Library
Rear Of Village Hall, Main Street, Little Downham
Received 17 Jun 1975 - ApproveH/05001/07/CW
Plant to treat waste water from composting site
Land At Adas UK Ltd, The Heath, Woodhurst
Received 23 Jan 2007 - ApproveH/00011/57/CM
Gravel Extraction
Meadow Lane Sand And Gravel Pit (Viii), Meadow Lane, St. Ives, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 27 Nov 1957 - RefuseE/10057/63/CM
The Working Of Surface Materials(gravel)
West Of Mepal Sand And Gravel Pit, Block Fen, Mepal, Ely, CB6
Received 30 Apr 1963 - ApproveCCC/26/043/FUL
Installation of roof edge protection guardrail barriers. Increase the roof height and overlay the flat roof with new insulation and waterproofing membrane.
Eynesbury C Of E (controlled) School, Montagu Street, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2TD
Received 27 Mar 2026 - ApproveH/01830/89/CM
Vehicular Access To New Quarry
Access To Colne Fen Sand And Gravel Pit, Chatteris Road, Somersham, Huntingdon, PE17
Received 31 Aug 1993 - ApproveH/00764/00/CC
Retention Of Two 3-bay Mobile Classrooms
Brampton County Infant And Junior Schools, The Green, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE188RF
Received 17 Apr 2000 - ApproveCCC/26/021/VAR
Retention of a 7-bay modular classroom building for a temporary period. Informative: This Section 73 application seeks to retain the existing mobile classroom building until 31 August 2031 without complying with condition 1 of planning permission CCC/21/085/FUL, and to vary condition 3 of planning permission CCC/21/085/FUL following the submission of a new Travel Plan.
Sawtry Junior School, Middlefield Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5SH
Received 19 Feb 2026 - ApproveH/05013/10/CM
Removal of sand and gravel from mineral stockpile
Land To The West Of Mere Way, Houghton And Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Received 17 Sept 2010 - ApproveH/00159/93/CW
Variation Of Condition 18 Of Planning Consent H/1010/87
Station Farm Landfill Site, Buckden Road, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 21 Jan 1993 - ApproveC/00315/89/CC
Construction Of A New Access And Formation Of Car Park For 16 Cars
Sixth Form College, Hills Road
Received 3 May 1989 - ApproveF/01467/89/CM
Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing
Adjacent South West Of Block Fen Sand And Gravel Pit (2), Block Fen, Mepal, Ely, CB6
Received 12 Dec 1989 - ApproveC/01040/80/CC
Retention Of One Mobile Classroom
Cambridge College Of Further Education, York Street, Cambridge, CB1
Received 17 Dec 1980 - ApproveH/00029/84/CC
Retention Of 3-Bay Mobile Classroom & Erection Of Additional 3-Bay Mobile Classroom
Earith Primary School, School Road, Earith, Huntingdon, PE173QB
Received 24 Jan 1984 - ApproveH/05017/04/CW
Extension of building for the indoor composting of waste
Land At, Woodhatch Farm, Thrapston Road, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE18
Received 28 Jul 2004 - ApproveCCC/22/096/DCON
Discharge of condition application for conditions 3 (Construction Period Surface Water Run-Off) 4 (Surface Water Drainage) 5 - (Surface Water Drainage Maintenance) and 6 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission CCC/21/247/FUL for Section 73A planning application for erection of building with lean-to to front and partly enclosed canopy to rear for waste processing, proposed additional welfare cabin, part replacement of the concrete slab within existing yard, alterations to existing vehicular access and material change of use of land formerly associated with Eastwood Farmhouse for use for vehicle parking in association with the waste processing use removal of existing L shaped building to rear following fire damage.
Datashredders , Eastwood Industrial Estate, Eastwood End, Wimblington, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0QH
Received 23 Aug 2022 - ApproveS/00679/92/CC
Erection Of One 3-Bay Mobile, And Retention Of One 1-Bay And Two 3-Bay Mobile Units
Cottenham C.P. School, Lambs Lane
Received 18 May 1992 - ApproveF/00473/96/CW
New Control Bldg, Conc H...., Sludge & Storm Tanks, 3 No New Temp Lagoons To Existing Site
Manea Town Sewage Works, East Of, Station Road, Manea, March, PE15
Received 30 Aug 1996 - ApproveS/00989/01/CC
Erection of 1 X 3 bay mobile classroom and retention of 1 X 3 bay mobile classroom.
Land At, The Meadow County Primary School, High Street, Balsham, Cambridge, CB1
Received 11 May 2001 - ApproveH/00969/76/CC
Erection Of Agricultural Storage Building
Lants Farm, Puddock Drove, Warboys
Received 15 Nov 1976 - ApproveC/01275/86/CC
Rebuilding Fire-Damaged North Wing Of Nursery School
Ditton Fields Nursery School, Wadloes Road, Cambridge, CB5 8PG
Received 9 Dec 1986
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What these statistics cover
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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