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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 dates3,352Searchable applications
645Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 1,422 approved or refused records
107Refused applications
1,315 approved · 107 refused · 179 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00328/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment
S/O 1 Pegler Court Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LL
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00329/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment
O/S 22 Earith Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LS
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00330/PRIOR
Removal of the existing 15m monopole, headframe, 3 no. antennas, 1 no. equipment cabinet, and installation of a new 20m monopole with an open headframe, 6 no. antennas, 2 no. transmission dishes, 1 no. equipment cabinet, and ancillary development thereto.
Communications Station 4214 High Street Cottenham Cambridgeshire
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00331/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment
O/S 32 Church Street Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5HT
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00332/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment
Opp Pavilion Recreation Ground West Fen Road Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5LP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided24/01549/COND5
Submission of details required by condition 5 (Glint and Glare Assessment - partial discharge Ford Store Extension only) of Reserved Matters application 24/01549/REM
B2 Land North Of Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8AA
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00339/TELNOT
Installation of a 9m light wooden telegraph pole.
O/S Berry Timber Buildings West Fen Road Willingham CB24 5LP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Withdrawn26/0097/TTPO
Tag number - 2209 - Group of 20 Elm trees (16m-tallest, 250-500mm) - Early mature, dead, dutch elm disease, defect crown deadwood, decaying trunk. Group of young and semi-mature Elm dead or in decline - Monolith largest tree at entrance at 4-5m, and fell at ground level other trees taller than 3m, either side of track and dividing hedgerow.
Land West Of Croxton Old Rectory Cambridge Road Croxton Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0098/TTPO
Tag number - 7183 - Mature ash - Height 11-15m, stem diameter 500-1000mm, Mature, Fair condition, growing from ditch, unstable root plate) - mature Ash with 45 lean towards commercial building. Previously reduced - Reducing the Tree to a Monolith at 4m.Tag number - 7184 - Sycamore (height 12-16m, stem diameter 300-500mm, crown spread 6-10m, mature, poor condition, decay in stem) -Reducing the Tree to a Monolith at 4m.Tag number - 7182 - Sycamore x 5 (height 10-15m, stem diameter 300-500mm, crown spread 6-10m, semi-mature, poor condition, crown dieback) - Fell group of 5 marked Sycamore to ground level
Land Rear Of Fowlmere Engineering Ltd Rectory Lane Fowlmere Cambridgeshire SG8 7TJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00340/FUL
Extension to existing reception area
Cambridge Assesment Hill Farm Road Whittlesford Cambridgeshire CB22 4FZ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0100/TTCA
Tag - 6375 - Sycamore - Dead Reduce dead sycamore to approx. 2mTag - 6374 - Sycamore x 3, Elder x 1 - Reduce smaller declining elder adj which is leaning towards boundary fence to approx 1-2m.Tag - 2608 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level.Tag - 6372 - 3 x Sycamore , 1 cypress trees - Sever and clear ivy upto 1.5m on all. Remove sycamore deadwood overhanging Resi garden.Tag - 6373 - Sycamore & Acer pseudoplatanus - Dead sycamore within falling distance of boundaries - Sycamore Fell to ground level or ALARP.Tag - 2605 - Common lime & Tilia europaea -common lime - include severing and clearing ivy from ground to 1.5m. Works for both the common lime and the Tilia europaea include clearing all epicormic upto 1.5m and crown clean to remove all dead, damaged and hung up branches.Tag - 2613 - Ash & Fraxinus excelsior - Ash with exposed roots and significant lean to the east, fell at waist height. Leave stem in long sections close to stump(No work for Fraxinus excelsior)Tag - 6376 - Lime x 2 - Group of 2 limes- Pollard both at approx 10m. Clear epicormic and ivy from ground level upto 2m.
Land In-between All Saints Church And 24 Church Road Teversham Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0101/TTPO
Tag number - 2618 - Elm, Ulmus spp & Elder - dead elm and dead elder will be reduced to 1.1m. No works are proposed to the Ulumus sppTag number - 6378 - Elm & Ash - Reduce height to 2m or ALARP.
Land Rear Of 2 To 22 Frog End Great Wilbraham Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0102/TTCA
Tag number - 6354 - Ash tree (height 14-18m, stem diameter 750mm, mature, poor condition, defect crown - dieback)- Fell to waist height or ALARP On boundary of Conservation area
15 Waterbeach Road Landbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9FA
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00343/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 75 Rampton Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TH
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0104/TTCA
Tag number - 6349 - Elm tree (height 6-10m, stem diameter 250-500mm, crown spread <5m, early mature, poor condition, dutch elm disease, crown defect - deadwood)Fell to waist height which is around 1.1m group of 5 with pink dots. Dead or severe decline
Land North East Of The Elms The Church Lane Papworth St Agnes Cambridgeshire
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00345/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 24 Oakington Road Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TW
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00346/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 12 Orchard Close Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8TW
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00347/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 32 Hawking Way Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8AR
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decided25/03884/CONDA
Submission of details required by conditions 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Foul Water Drainage), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme), 11 (Artificial Lighting Scheme ), 14 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 18 (Cycle Store), 19 (Bin Store), 20 (Renewable Energy) of planning permission 25/03884/FUL
Land R/o 15 Park Lane Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/0106/TTCA
Ash1 - Reduce current overhang of branches over the public roadway and electric/broadband utilities back to 2 metres overhang. this requires between 3 to 5 metres reductions in length of those branches. (some branches have grown longer than others, hence the 3/5 metre range) . Height to be reduced back to 11 metres height overall.Reason - The branches have become much heavier and longer due to new growth.Ash 2 (located within the house rear garden. ) - Reduce height by 2 metres to leave 3 metres remaining height from which new growth will sprout. ( Not in Conservation area & TPO - Permission not required)Cherry (located within front garden) - Fell (Dead)
7A Church Lane Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4HU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00354/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 21 Clarke Close Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8AT
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00355/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 28 Clarke Close Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8AU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00356/TELNOT
Installation of above ground cabinet to house passive optical equipment.
OS 90 Clarke Close Cottenham Cambridgeshire CB24 8AU
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00357/S106A
Modification of planning obligations contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 22 July 2022 made between (1) South Cambridgeshire District Council, (2) FH Great Shelford Limited and (3) Churchill retirement Living Limited in respect of the Affordable Housing trigger payment date. Principal planning ref, 21/05276/FUL.
2 Station Road Great Shelford Cambridgeshire
Received 30 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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