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South Cambridgeshire District Council
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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

3,284Searchable applications

639Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,383 approved or refused records

106Refused applications

1,277 approved · 106 refused · 173 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/04726/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a Single storey rear extension.
13 Swifts Corner Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5AE
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/1413/TTCA
Sycamore - Repollard to previous reduction points by removing 2-3m of growth
19 Green Side Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9HW
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/1414/TTCA
T3: Ash - Reduce the over-extended branch by 4m to clear the neighbouring property and increase light to their garden
High Street Shepreth Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/04728/FUL
Demolition of existing buildings/hardstanding and erection of commercial building (use classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8 to be applied flexibly) with associated substation, access, parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure works.
Former Comfort Cafe Fourwentways Newmarket Road Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AP
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/1415/TTCA
T1: Cypress - Fell and remove
Troy Green 2A Nine Chimneys Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4ES
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided24/01549/COND11
Submission of details required by condition 11(Water Efficiency Specification) of Reserved Matters application 24/01549/REM
B2 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/04734/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the use of the land for siting a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwelling.
37 Church End Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3EP
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/02691/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)), 4 (Ecological Enhancement Scheme) and 8 (Bike Shed Plan) of planning permission 25/02691/FUL.
Fulbourn Silo 2 Wilbraham Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5ET
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided23/00488/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 10 (Existing Window) of Listed Building consent 23/00488/LBC
Linton Village College Cambridge Road Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JB
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/04738/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for roof lights
64 Wellbrook Way Girton Cambridgeshire CB3 0GP
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/01182/COND3
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Foamix surface details) of planning permission 25/01182/OUT
Land At Stirling Road Northstowe Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Dec 2025
Awaiting decision25/04741/REM
Details of all Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale) for five multi use sports pitches, a community garden with a foraging orchard, open space, play space, hard and soft landscaping, lighting, and associated infrastructure pursuant to Outline Planning Permission references 11/1114/OUT and S/1886/11 as varied (references 13/1402/S73 and S/2036/13/VC respectively). The application relates to the following areas of the North West Cambridge Masterplan: i) Primary Open Land Area 1, and ii) Primary Open Land Area 2, (this includes 25/04742/REM that falls within Cambridge City Council).
Land Between Huntingdon Road, Madingley Road And M11 North West Cambridge Cambridgeshire
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/04745/LBC
Replace existing fibre cement corrugated roof covering to the northern half of Building 288, replace existing roof covering with a new fibre cement corrugated roof covering and upgrade all rainwater goods from UPVC to cast aluminium.
Building 288 Duxford Airfield, Raf A C Royston Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/1418/TTCA
T1: Ash x 17m high - Reduce over extended limbs by 2m to alleviate end weight and canopy overhang to adj Rose Cottage, leaving long laterals at approximately 8m longT6 and T7 - 2 Cherries x 7m high - Raise lower crown to 3m all round to ensure pedestrian and vehicular clearance to bus shelter and cut back laterals roadside by up to 0.5 to 1m and up to full height of 7mT8: Lime x 19m high - Raise lower crown to 4m all round and cut back remaining laterals roadside by up to 0.5 to 1m up to height of 5m to ensure pedestrian and vehicular clearance
Millennium Green High Street Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JG
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/1421/TTCA
T1: Oak - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth
1 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04748/HFUL
Two storey side and rear extension and alterations to fenestration. Replacement of roof materials and relocation of existing side door.
56 West End Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4LX
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04750/FUL
Erection of 1no 2bed dwelling.
Land Adj 2 Cherry Bounds Road Girton Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided22/05580/CONDD
Submission of details required by conditions 10 (Bat Roost) and 15.2 (Remediation Method Statement) of planning permission 22/05580/FUL.
Trinity School 8 Station Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SA
Received 8 Dec 2025
Unknown25/04757/TELNOT
Removal of 6 no. existing antennas, Installation of 6 no. new antennas and 1 no. transmission dish , Other associated ancillary development including Internal upgrade of existing equipment cabinets, RRUs and GPS module.
Regency Paving Ltd Cambridge Road Barton Cambridgeshire
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04759/LBC
Single storey rear extension
85 High Street Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LF
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04760/HFUL
Single storey rear extension
85 High Street Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LF
Received 8 Dec 2025
Unknown25/03736/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 10 (Details of External Materials), 11 (Boundary Treatment Plan), 14(Biodiversity Enhancement) and 16 (Hard & Soft Landscaping Plan) of planning permission 25/03736/S73.
12 And 14 Comberton Road Barton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BA
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04763/HFUL
Single storey rear extension, addition of cladding to garage, south and west elevations to timber cladding and 1st floor brick work to be rendered. New windows to the west and south elevations.
38A Church Lane Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BQ
Received 8 Dec 2025
Decided25/04764/HFUL
Two storey side extensions to both sides, single storey rear and side extension. 2No rooflights to North elevation and 1No rooflight to East elevation.
23 Park Lane Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JJ
Received 8 Dec 2025

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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.

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