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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 dates3,327Searchable 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1,301 approved · 107 refused · 177 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Conservation 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
- Decided20/03523/NMA1
Non Material Amendment of planning permission 20/03523/FUL for amendments to Transport Hub footprint, internal layouts, floor levels, height and elevations.
Land In The North West Part Of The St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road Milton Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 0ZT
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00133/HFUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and the erection of a single storey rear extension.
60 Whitley Road Cambourne Cambridgeshire CB23 6AS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0040/TTCA
T1: Self Set Cherry (heavily leaning on fence) - RemoveT2: Self Set Cherry Sapling (heavily leaning on fence) - RemoveT3: Western Red Cedar - Crown raise to clear garden room by removing 1.5 meters
119 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4EP
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0041/TTPO
T1: Cedar - Reduce longest sections of crown by approx 4 metres to improve shape and clear house and phone lines, remove major dead wood and branch stubs in lower crown
44 The Limes Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7QT
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0042/TTPO
T1: Field Maple - Reduce back from the house / driveway towards the boundary by approximately 3m T2: Ash - Reduce back from the house by approximately 2m
Font Drive Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00135/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the removal of Upvc double glazed rear conservatory retain existing below and above structure and construct new cavity brick and block walls above including roof with external facing brick and roof tile to match existing
11 Woodland Road Sawston Cambridgeshire CB22 3DT
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00136/REM
Reserved matters application for details of the appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and associated parking and infrastructure of Plot 9 pursuant to Conditions 1 and 2 of Outline application ref: 23/02966/OUT. Including details to discharge Condition 14 (Part G Water Calculation)
Land Off Leaden Hill Orwell Cambridgeshire
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00137/HFUL
Erection of two-storey side and rear extension, single-storey rear extension, single-storey side and rear extension, and front porch. Application of external render and alterations to fenestration.
68 Haverhill Road Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5BX
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided25/03268/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 3 (mounted PV array) of Listed Building consent 25/03268/LBC
River Farm, River Farm House Harston Road Haslingfield Cambridgeshire CB23 1JX
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided24/04121/CONDB
Submission of details required by condition 3 (Brickwork) of listed building consent 24/04121/LBC
29 The Moor Melbourn Cambridgeshire SG8 6ED
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided25/01761/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (hard and soft landscaping), 5 (ecological licencing), 7 (ecological enhancement scheme), 8 (site-wide management plan) of planning permission 25/01761/FUL
Mill House, Windmill Cambridge Road Fulbourn Cambridgeshire CB21 5EG
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00147/FUL
Erection of an agricultural grain storage.
Bury Farm Abington Road Litlington Cambridgeshire SG8 0RT
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided25/03922/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 22 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 25/03922/FUL.
Land Adjacent To 2 Pampisford Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AH
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided25/02078/CONDA
Submission of details required by condtion 6 (Traffic Management Plan) and 7 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning permission 25/02078/FUL.
2 Glebe Way Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9JB
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn25/02166/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 9 (External Materials) of planning permission 25/02166/LBC
2 Glebe Way Impington Cambridgeshire CB24 9JB
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided24/01020/CONDF
Submission of details required by condition 27 (crime reporting) of planning permission 24/01020/S73
Land South West Of Milton Park And Ride Butt Lane Milton Cambridgeshire
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided25/04028/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 4 (ecological enhancement scheme), 5 (artificial lighting scheme), 6 (hard and soft landscape works) and 7 (biodiversity net gain plan) of planning permission 25/04028/FUL
Bayer Crop Science Site Whittlesford Road Little Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5EU
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00157/FUL
Demolition of existing flat roof rear addition, replacement single storey rear extension and alterations to existing beauty salon
12 High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided23/00150/CONDD
Submission of details required by condition 16 (Existing vehicular access) of outline planning permission 23/00150/OUT
Land North Of Jubilee Green Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RZ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00160/HFUL
Replace portion of hipped roof with gable end (retrospective).
2 Priams Way Stapleford Cambridgeshire CB22 5DT
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0047/TTCA
T1 - Robinia - (Right hand side of frontage) - Crown reduce by 4m back to previous pruning points as recommended by structural engineer following movement to building.
29 High Street Fen Ditton Cambridgeshire CB5 8ST
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00161/HFUL
Installation of timber fencing inside existing hedge in front garden.
4 Eye Hall Cottages Clayhithe Road Horningsea Cambridgeshire CB25 9JD
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00162/HFUL
Retrospective installation of Air-to-Air Heat Pump system, replacing oil-powered heating system.
53 Chishill Road Heydon Cambridgeshire SG8 8PN
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00163/HFUL
Demolition of existing car port and front porch, two storey side extension and front porch, alterations to existing single storey rear extension.
18 Leeway Avenue Great Shelford Cambridgeshire CB22 5AU
Received 19 Jan 2026
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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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