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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
3,325Searchable applications
642Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,408 approved or refused records
107Refused applications

1,301 approved · 107 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided26/0032/TTPO

    T1 - Sycamore - Remove to ground level. Tree is rotten.

    2 Villa Road Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9NZ

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  2. Decided26/0033/TTCA

    T1 - Hornbeam - Crown reduce by approximately 4-5m.T2 - Hazel - Crown reduce by approximately 1-2m.T3 - Tassle Bush - Crown reduce by approximately 1-2m.

    95 Green End Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FD

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  3. Decided26/00086/HFUL

    Part two storey and part single storey side and rear extensions.

    5 Moat Way Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4TR

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  4. Decided26/00088/S73

    S73 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 17 (Ecological mitigation) of planning permission 25/03631/FUL (Demolition of existing barns and sheds and erection of 1 No. 4 bedroom self-build dwelling with associated parking) to reflect amendments to plans to include changes to window placement and design, rotation of central roof, creation of retaining wall, insertion of flue and changes to material design.

    Golders Farm Fox Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TX

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  5. Withdrawn26/00089/HFUL

    Replace existing leaning external front wall.

    Lower Farm, Lower Thatch Barn Long Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TG

    Received 12 Jan 2026
  6. Decided26/00090/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the installation of 40 No. solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the existing dwelling.

    1A Spinney Drive Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5LY

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  7. Decided25/03100/CONDA

    Submission of details required by condition 4 (noise assessment) of planning permission 25/03100/HFUL

    3 Poor Well Lane Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5AY

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  8. Decided26/0034/TTCA

    T1 - Elm - Fell to ground level - Dead tree T4 - Yew - Crown reduction to laterals, reducing lateral spread by up to 2.5 m to achieve adequate clearance from the house, retaining natural form.

    38 High Street Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6DZ

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  9. Withdrawn26/00096/HFUL

    Two storey side extension following demolition of existing two storey elements. Relocation of front entrance and addition of ridge cresting on roof.

    15 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  10. Withdrawn26/00097/LBC

    Two storey side extension following demolition of existing two storey elements. Relocation of front entrance and addition of ridge cresting on roof. Internal reorganisation, and repair and reinstatement of historic fabric.

    15 Brook Street Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HX

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  11. Decided26/00099/CL2PD

    Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the siting of a twin mobile home in the residential garden for use as additional accommodation to the existing dwellinghouse.

    Millbrook Caxton Road Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2SU

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  12. Decided26/00100/HFUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory and single storey element. Part single, part two storey rear extension and single storey side extension. Render and cladding to existing external walls and alterations to fenestration. Creation of additional front site access.

    25 Gills Hill Bourn Cambridgeshire CB23 2TS

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  13. Decided20/02726/NMA4

    Non material amendment on application 20/02726/HFUL for moving woodburner and cowl

    5 Burgoynes Farm Close Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9ZU

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  14. Decided26/00115/HFUL

    Single storey side/rear extension following demolition of existing garage/store and conservatory. Relocation of front entrance and erection of porch canopy. Render to existing external walls and alterations to fenestration. New timber gate to side of dwelling.

    5 Foremans Road Thriplow Cambridgeshire SG8 7RA

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  15. Decided26/00116/HFUL

    Single storey front extension and partial conversion of garage to habitable space. Replacement of garage door with door and installation of 1no. window to front elevation.

    32 Way Lane Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9NQ

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  16. DecidedS/0202/17/CONDK

    Submission of details required by condition 20 (post installation acoustic/noise testing - second part) of outline planning permission S/0202/17/OL

    Land At Teversham Road Fulbourn

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  17. Decided26/00119/HFUL

    Single storey rear extension.

    25 High Street Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AG

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  18. Decided26/00120/LBC

    Single storey rear extension.

    25 High Street Oakington And Westwick Cambridgeshire CB24 3AG

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  19. Withdrawn26/0035/TTCA

    T1: Willow - Pollard back to previous pollard points, removing approximately 4 metres of growth back to a height of approximately 6 metres to remove weak regrowth and keep tree away from adjacent house and drivewayT2: Willow - Pollard back to previous pollard points, removing approximately 4 metres of growth back to a height of approximately 4 metres to remove weak regrowth and keep tree clear from adjacent house and driveway

    3 Playles Yard Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5XW

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  20. Decided26/00125/HFUL

    Demolition of attached single storey rear outbuilding and construction of a two storey rear extension.

    6 Stulpfield Road Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NL

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  21. Decided26/0036/TTCA

    G1: Hazel - Crown reduction of 2.5 meters to a finished height of 4 meters and take back to boundary from No. 10 T1: Box - Crown reduction of 2 meters to a finished height of 4 metersG2: Yew Hedge - Reduce to a finished height of 3 meters from ground level

    8 Fowlmere Road Shepreth Cambridgeshire SG8 6QG

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  22. Decided24/01120/CONDB

    Submission of details required by condition 10 (water efficiency specification) of planning permission 24/01120/S73

    254 Barton Road Comberton Cambridgeshire CB23 7BU

    Received 14 Jan 2026
  23. Decided26/00130/HFUL

    Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of single storey rear extension and single storey side extension. Insertion of rooflights to loft space.

    Yew Tree Cottage Six Mile Bottom Road West Wratting Cambridgeshire CB21 5NE

    Received 15 Jan 2026
  24. Decided26/00131/S73

    S73 to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans) and 11 (Piling or any other foundation designs and investigation boreholes using penetrative methods) of planning permission 24/00481/FUL (Installation of a ground mounted solar array, Construction of a high voltage transformer station, Construction of gravel access roads and provision of a perimeter fence) Requirement for ballast mounting and GRP enclosure for substation and replace substation plan with GRP enclosure plan on the approved plans as per Condition 2. Add new PV layout plan to approved plans to address condition regarding foundations as per Condition 11.

    Bassingbourn Barracks Old North Road Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5LX

    Received 15 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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