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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

3,310Searchable applications

641Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,396 approved or refused records

106Refused applications

1,290 approved · 106 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/05036/FUL
Demolition of existing agricultural building and replacement with one self-build dwelling, Change of use of agricultural land to residential ancillary to the host dwelling, Installation of outbuildings and Associated works and infrastructure.
Agricultural Building Rear Of 29 Histon Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8UF
Received 29 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05037/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 11m medium wooden pole.
Land At 10 Holme Way Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3LD
Received 24 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05039/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 10M light Wooden Pole.
Opp 29 Churchfield Avenue Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3LA
Received 29 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05040/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 12M Medium wooden Pole.
OS 8 Sainfoin Close Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JY
Received 29 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05041/TELNOT
installation of 1 No. 9M light wooden pole.
Opp 1 Meadowfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HS
Received 29 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05046/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 9M light wooden pole.
SO 38 Meadowfield Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3HS
Received 29 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05047/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 10m light wooden pole.
OS 1 The Furrells Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JJ
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided25/05048/HFUL
Single storey front extension
50 Hillfield Road Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7DB
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided25/05049/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the installation of solar panels to the South facing roof and battery system.
29 High Street Orwell Cambridgeshire SG8 5QN
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided25/05052/PRIOR
Conversion of existing barn to 1 No. residential dwellinghouse
Morden Farm 32 Trap Road Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0JE
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided25/05053/HFUL
Single storey rear and side rendered extension with roof lights and parapet wall. Replacement of dormer with two rooflights.
117 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7QB
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided21/01484/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 16 (energy statement) of planning permission 21/01484/FUL
Fenleigh Farm Smithy Fen Cottenham Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 8PU
Received 29 Dec 2025
Decided25/05055/LBC
Installation of lighting, a doorbell and a door number to front of existing dwelling.
15 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided25/05056/LBC
Installation of external lighting, power sockets and a water tap to outbuildings at the rear of the dwelling.
15 Cotterells Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JR
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided23/01509/COND14A
Submission of details required by condition 14 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 23/01509/FUL
Vitrum Building St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0WS
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided25/05058/FUL
Retrospective change of use of existing Highways verge to residential curtilage.
1 School Lane Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DG
Received 30 Dec 2025
Awaiting decision25/05060/OUT
Outline application for the development of up to 8 No. self/custom-build dwellings, internal road, open space, SuDS, landscaping, and associated works, with all matters reserved except for access.
Land East Of Bells Meadow And South Of New Road Guilden Morden Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided25/05061/HFUL
Replacement of existing outbuilding with new outbuilding to rear of dwelling.
3 Hillside Cottages High Street Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7SJ
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided25/1481/TTCA
T005 - Leyland Cypress - Fell
85 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided25/05062/HFUL
Single storey side extension and part single, part two storey rear extension. Addition of 1no. window to side elevation.
6 Barrons Way Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7EQ
Received 31 Dec 2025
Decided25/05063/S19LB
S19LB to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent 24/02738/LBC and amend Builders report.
Manor Farm Caxton End Eltisley Cambridgeshire PE19 6TJ
Received 31 Dec 2025
Unknown25/05064/TELNOT
Installation of 1 No. 10M Light wooden pole.
Eversden Joinery Button End Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7GX
Received 31 Dec 2025
Decided26/0001/TTPO
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 4 metres, this tree was self seeded and has not been maintained.T2, T3, T4 - Beech - Remove broken branches, Crown reduction 4 metres & crown lift to 8 metres to improve light in the garden and reduce sail area.T5, T10 - Sycamore - Crown reduction 4 meters to reduce sail area.T6, T7 - Oak - Crown reduction 4 metres & lift to 8 metres to improve light light in the garden and reduce sail area.T8, T9 - Beech - Crown redurction 4 metres and overhang reduction to reduce impact and risk to neighbouring dwelling (6 Shepreth Road).
4 Shepreth Road Foxton Cambridgeshire CB22 6SU
Received 2 Jan 2026
Unknown26/0002/TTCA
T1 - Chestnut - Crown reduction 3m T2- Chestnut - Crown reduction 2mT3 - Chestnut with large cavity - fell T4- Chestnut - Crown reduce by 3mT5- Ash tree - removal T6 - Larch - Remove one of the limbs (10m long) to re-balance the tree.T7 & T8 - Yew trees - Crown reduction 3m.T9 & T10 - Robinia - fellT11 - Hazel - re coppice T12, T13 & T14- 3x willow trees to be felled T15 - Beech - limb to be removed is approx. 4m long. T16 - Willow - Remove limb approx. 10m long.T17 - Yew - Reduce by 0.3 metresT18 - Sycamore - fell T19 - Verigated Holly - Crown reduce by 4m T20 - Robinia - FellT21 - Alder - Remove overhanging river limbs approx. 4m long.T22- Chestnut - Lift to give 6 metre clearance from ground.T23 - Beech hedge - Reduce hedge height by 2m. T24 - Hazel - Re coppiceT25 - Pine - Remove tree (The pine tree is situated very close to the clients property, we wish to remove the top section so that the tree is not top heavy. In doing this, we fear that the aesthetics of the tree will not be to our clients taste, therefore we may then wish to remove the whole tree. This is why we are asking for permission for both aspects just in case.)T26 - Laurel - Crown reduce by 2m.T27 - Sweet Chestnut - Dead woodT28 - London plane tree - Pollard by 6mT29- Conifer- FellT30 - Yew tree - Crown reduction 3m
54 High Street Little Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6BG
Received 2 Jan 2026

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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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