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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
3,311Searchable applications
641Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,397 approved or refused records
106Refused applications

1,291 approved · 106 refused · 176 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided26/00003/HFUL

    Single storey side extension.

    Pightle Barn 2 Streetly End West Wickham Cambridgeshire CB21 4RS

    Received 2 Jan 2026
  2. Decided26/00005/PRIOR

    Change of use from agricultural to mixed commercial use class B8, use class E (not including, Retail use (Class E (a)), Food and drink use (Class E (b)), Financial services use (Class E (c) (i-iiii)), Office use (Class E (g) (i)) of the total 193m2 GEA of the building.

    Valley Farm House Valley Farm Road West Wratting Cambridgeshire CB21 4HH

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  3. Decided26/00006/HFUL

    Single storey side and rear extensions with internal alterations

    21B High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PX

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  4. Decided26/0003/TTPO

    T1 - SYCAMORE x 12ms high - reduce laterals by 1.5ms back to boundary and up to 12ms, LIME x 6ms high - reduce laterals by 1m back to boundary and up to 6ms, T2 LIME x 16ms high - reduce lateral limbs over garage building by 2ms back to main stems and up to 16ms, T3 YEW x 6ms high - prune back lateral foliage by 1m to boundary and up to 6ms to clear garage building, T4 LIME x 18ms high - reduce laterals by 1.5ms back to boundary and up to full height, T5 ASH (previously pollarded) x 16ms high - reduce regrowth of 1.5ms back to boundary and up to full height, T6 YEW X 15ms high - reduce overhanging lateral growth by 2.5ms back to boundary and up to full height, T7 TWIN STEM ASH DISLODGING FENCE x 10ms high - fell, T8 HAWTHORN X 8ms high - reduce laterals by 1.5ms back to boundary and up to full height, T9 YEW x 12ms high - reduce lateral growth back by 2.5ms to boundary and up to full height,

    85 High Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7PZ

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  5. Decided26/00007/HFUL

    Roof extension with raising the ridge height to create a first floor and single storey rear extension.

    1 Fen Road Milton Cambridgeshire CB24 6AD

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  6. Decided26/0004/TTCA

    Tree 1 - Acer Platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' Purple Norway Maple. At 1.5m high, 4 branches, widest diameter of largest branch 12cm. 3.5m tall. Trunk is 3.5m from left boundary wall, 1.2m from greenhouse entrance.Proposal: To remove tree as the upper branches overhang and shade the greenhouse, and the trunk obstructs easy access in and out of the greenhouse. Tree 2 - Thuja plicata ?Western red cedar?. At 1.5m high, trunk is 15cm diameter. 4m tall (top is thin and spindly). 4.5m from trunk to left boundary wall. Foliage protrudes 1.6-1.7m from the trunk in all directions. Foliage overhangs greenhouse rear right corner by 1m. Proposal: To remove tree as it is planted too close to the greenhouse, so it significantly overhangs and shades the greenhouse and the roots encroach on the foundations of the greenhouse. It also makes access to the rear left hand corner of the garden difficult and reduces usable garden space. Tree 3 - Ilex altaclerensis 'Golden King' Evergreen Hardy Holly. At 1.5m high, trunk is 10cm diameter. 3.5m tall. 5m from trunk to rear boundary hedge. 10m from trunk to left boundary wall. Foliage protrudes 1.2m from trunk in all directions, smothering the adjacent corkscrew willow and surrounding shrubs including continus coggygria and hibiscus syriacus. Proposal: To remove tree as it is planted in an inappropriate location, smothering all the surrounding plants and shrubs, making access to the rear left hand corner of the garden difficult and reducing usable garden space. Greenhouse dimensions5.5m long, 2.7m wide. 1.8m from left boundary wall. 15m from rear wall of house to front of greenhouse.Garden diameter is approx 22.5m.Garden length from house rear wall to boundary hedge is approx 26m.

    Ruspidge Sanders Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5BX

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  7. Decided26/00012/HFUL

    Ground mounted solar PV array/fencing installation.

    6 Soule Croft Gamlingay Cambridgeshire SG19 3FZ

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  8. Decided26/00013/HFUL

    Install EV charger on north-facing wall of Grade II listed property.

    117 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AT

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  9. Decided26/00014/LBC

    Install EV charger on north-facing wall of Grade II listed property.

    117 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AT

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  10. Decided26/00017/HFUL

    Single storey side extension. Erection of porch canopy to front and dormer to rear roof.

    2 Queens Close Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4HL

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  11. Decided26/00018/LBC

    Installation of a Home EV charger

    88 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4JT

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  12. Withdrawn25/02886/NMA1

    Non material amendment on application 25/02886/FUL for the omission of mezzanine floor, reduction in overall height, replacement of a small extension with a projecting bay window, reduction in sizes of external openings, increase in use of timber cladding to mask untidy brickwork, omission of solar shades above window openings, relocate front door to a principal elevation.

    Kings Farm High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8SA

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  13. Decided26/00020/FUL

    Erection of 1 No. self build detached dwelling and associated detached garage.

    Land At The Rear Of 39 Middleton Way Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SU

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  14. Withdrawn26/00024/FUL

    Alterations to existing industrial building to reduce footprint but add first floor accommodation

    Eastern Counties Leather Plc, Unit 25 London Road Pampisford Cambridgeshire CB22 3EE

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  15. Decided25/00113/COND13

    Submission of details required by condition 13 (biodiversity enhancement) of planning permission 25/00113/FUL

    191 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0GW

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  16. Decided25/00113/COND18

    Submission of details required by condition 18 (fire hydrants) of planning permission 25/00113/FUL

    191 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0GW

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  17. Decided26/0009/TTCA

    T3: Large Box - Remove to ground level

    52 Brenda Gautrey Way Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8XW

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  18. Decided26/00028/HFUL

    Single storey side extension.

    Waterbridge Manor Wimbridge Close Wimpole Cambridgeshire SG8 5QQ

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  19. Unknown26/00029/TELNOT

    Installation of 1no 10m medium wooden pole.

    2 Sainfoin Close Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3JY

    Received 5 Jan 2026
  20. Decided26/0011/TTCA

    T1: Weeping Willow close to driveway - Crown reduce by 3.5m to previous pruning points T2: Weeping Willow in corner of rear garden - Crown reduce by 2.5m to previous pruning points T3: Yew closest to house - Trim outer canopy by 0.5m to neaten

    Lansdowne House Burgoynes Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NB

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  21. Decided25/02105/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 5 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and 8 (Bat licence) of planning permission 25/02105/FUL

    Land Off Royston Road Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7NH

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  22. Decided26/00035/HFUL

    Construction of detached outbuilding consisting of garage, workshop, home office and home gym.

    201 Ermine Way Arrington Cambridgeshire SG8 0AY

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  23. Decided23/00482/COND5B

    Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 5 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of planning permission 23/00482/FUL

    Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ

    Received 6 Jan 2026
  24. Decided26/0012/TTCA

    Large Sycamore - Fell

    135 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8SD

    Received 6 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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