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South Cambridgeshire District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Cambridgeshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

3,276Searchable applications

638Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,381 approved or refused records

106Refused applications

1,275 approved · 106 refused · 172 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Control

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas84 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas8 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided25/04513/FUL
Change of land to residential use and erect two-storey self/custom build dwelling.
Land To The North Of 14 Chalky Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AT
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/04515/HFUL
Single storey front, side and rear extensions and alterations, including re-roofing with slates, new fenestration and external wall finishes
13 Pampisford Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AQ
Received 20 Nov 2025
Decided25/02373/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Natural England Licence or statement) and 10 (Piling) of planning permission 25/02373/FUL
57 Bar Lane Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BJ
Received 21 Nov 2025
Withdrawn25/04518/FUL
Installation of a new temporary dwelling (mobile home) on an agricultural holding.
Street Record Weston Colville Bridleway 14 Weston Colville Cambridgeshire CB21 5NU
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided20/02171/COND39
Submission of details required by condition 39 (groundwater monitoring and water conservation) of outline planning permission 20/02171/OUT
Northstowe Phase 3A Rampton Road Longstanton Cambs
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided21/05624/CONDF
Submission of details required by condition 13 (electric vehicle charge point scheme) of Reserved Matters application 21/05624/REM
Plot 5000 Cambridge Research Park Beach Drive Landbeach Cambridgeshire
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/1353/TTCA
T1: Tree of Heaven - Fell to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth
73 High Street Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5ES
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/04522/PRIOR
Erection of a General Purpose Farm Building to be used as a Spray Shed.
New Shardelowes Farm, The Farmhouse Balsham Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5DA
Received 21 Nov 2025
Withdrawn25/04523/OUT
Outline application for the erection of 1 No. self build dwelling with all matters reserved.
Land Adjoining 15 Mill Road Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4ST
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided24/02463/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (traffic management plan), 4 (surface and foul water drainage) and 5 (cycle parking) of planning permission 24/02463/FUL
Land Between 19 And 21 Main Street Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire CB25 9AB
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/04526/FUL
Construction of a New Barn for use in connection of non-arable paddock land beyond
44 Mill Road Over Cambridgeshire CB24 5PY
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/04527/HFUL
Part single, part two storey rear extension including juliette balcony and 3no. rooflights. Installation of 1no. window to side elevation.
99 Barrons Way Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DR
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided21/03058/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Surface Water Drainage), 4 (External Materials), 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 6 (Scheme of Ecological Enhancement), 9 (Cycle Parking), 10 (Energy Statement), 11 (Water Efficiency Specification) and 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 21/03058/FUL
339 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire CB23 7QL
Received 21 Nov 2025
Unknown25/01772/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Contamination) and 5 (Contamination - Unexpected) of planning permission 25/01772/FUL
59-61 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ
Received 21 Nov 2025
Decided25/04531/HFUL
Outbuilding with double garage, garden machinery store, gym and home office, ancillary to the main house, following demolition of 2 large sheds, a carport and a tractor store.
The Retreat Malton Road Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QR
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided25/02478/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 25/02478/FUL
Tanglin Rectory Farm Little Chishill Road Great And Little Chishill Cambridgeshire SG8 8PB
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided23/04936/COND23
Submission of details required by condition 23 (Utility chambers) of planning permission 23/04936/FUL
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided23/04930/COND9
Submission of details required by condition 9 (Utility chambers) of reserved matters application 23/04930/REM
Marleigh Phase 3 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided25/04535/HFUL
First floor extension
The Old Pump House 44A North Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AS
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided25/04536/FUL
Installation of 2 No. external aluminium windows to the Western elevation of Hangar 2.
Imperial War Museum, Hangar 2 Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided20/02171/COND41
Submission of details required by condition 41 (foul water drainage strategy) of outline planning permission 20/02171/OUT
Northstowe Phase 3A Rampton Road Longstanton Cambs
Received 21 Nov 2025
Awaiting decision25/04541/OUT
Outline application for the erection of up to 230 dwellings including affordable and self/custom build plots, along with a new site for a doctor's surgery, open space, allotments, and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except access.
Land North Of Cambridge Road Linton Cambridgeshire
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided25/01988/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Ecology - Nest Boxes) and 5 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 25/01988/FUL
Land At Lairstall Drove Swavesey Cambridgeshire
Received 24 Nov 2025
Decided23/03080/CONDO
Submission of details required by condition 19 (Verification Report) of outline planning permission 23/03080/OUT
Former Waste Water Treatment Facility Cambridge Road Hauxton Cambridgeshire
Received 24 Nov 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Cambridgeshire District 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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