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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

3,363Searchable applications

645Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,424 approved or refused records

107Refused applications

1,317 approved · 107 refused · 179 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

Awaiting decision25/02522/NMA1
Non material amendment on application 25/02522/S73
Land South Of South Cambridge Business Park Babraham Road Sawston Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/0123/TTCA
T1 & T2 - Ash - Fell Trees are too close to house, roots are lifting boundary fence, paving and there are concerns for property foundations
34 South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NJ
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/00411/HFUL
Part demolition of garden wall and removal of covered store to the side of the existing dwelling, new single storey side extension with pitched roof and adjustment to garden boundary wall.
14 Saxon Way Willingham Cambridgeshire CB24 5UT
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/0124/TTCA
T1, T2, T3 Maple, Ash, Sycamore - Prune back branches overhanging from college grounds by 2-3m
Bassingbourn Village College South End Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cambridgeshire SG8 5NJ
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided25/04515/CONDA
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 25/04515/HFUL.
13 Pampisford Road Great Abington Cambridgeshire CB21 6AQ
Received 30 Jan 2026
Decided26/00413/FUL
Change of use of outbuildings from business use (Class Use E, previously B1) to ancillary accommodation and storage use (Class Use C3).
Church Farm 5 Gransden Road Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3PL
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/00414/LBC
Minor internal works to existing listed building.
Church Farm 5 Gransden Road Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3PL
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided25/01098/COND12
Submission of details required by condition 12 (Community Centre and Retail Building - PV Panels and battery storage) of planning permission 25/01098/REM
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge CB1 3LG
Received 29 Jan 2026
Awaiting decision25/01098/COND16
Submission of details required by condition 16 (Noise Assessment and Mitigation Scheme) of planning permission 25/01098/REM
Land North Of Cherry Hinton Coldhams Lane Cambridge CB1 3LG
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00415/OUT
Outline application for the development of up to 100 residential dwellings along with associated infrastructure including provision of new site access, internal access roads, parking, drainage, public open space, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements and other associated works with all matters reserved except for the primary point of access onto Horseheath Road.
Land Off Horseheath Road Linton Cambridgeshire
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/00416/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed dual-pitched outbuilding to the rear.
Blackthorn Barn 8 Boxworth End Swavesey Cambridgeshire CB24 4RA
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/00418/LBC
Replacement of existing lounge concrete floor with a limecrete floor, installation of 3 replacement windows, installation of new floor coverings in kitchen and the repositioning of an internal door in the kitchen.
9 Coton Road Grantchester Cambridgeshire CB3 9NH
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided24/01661/CONDC
Submission of details required by condition 9 (partial discharge - Fence and Gates Details) of planning permission 24/01661/FUL
Papworth Hall Ermine Street South Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RD
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided22/01384/CONDH
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 21 (Contaminated Land) of planning permission 22/01384/FUL
Beech Farm Church Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7NR
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/0126/TTCA
T1 - Sycamore - Fell to allow more light in rear of property T2 - Cherry - Fell to allow more light into property
25 Moorfield Road Duxford Cambridgeshire CB22 4PP
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/0127/TTCA
1x T1 ash tree - to form a pollard to to leave the tree to around 9m in height
Old School House Bartlow Road Castle Camps Cambridgeshire CB21 4SX
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00424/PRIOR
Change of use of agricultural building to create a general industrial workshop (Class B2).
Home Farm Ermine Street Caxton Cambridgeshire CB23 3PQ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided22/01384/CONDI
Submission of details required by condition 14 (Foul Water Drainage), 19 (Energy Statement) and 20 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 22/01384/FUL
Beech Farm Church Street Harston Cambridgeshire CB22 7NR
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided23/00150/CONDE
Submission of details required by condition 11 ( Energy Statement) of outline planning permission 23/00150/OUT
Land North Of Jubilee Green Papworth Everard Cambridgeshire CB23 3RZ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00427/HFUL
Single storey side and rear extensions, refurbishments, change to fenestration and application of off-white render to the annexe building. Alterations to the garage, to include replacement of existing windows and reconfiguration of garage door.
34-36 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00428/LBC
Single storey side and rear extensions, refurbishments, change to fenestration and application of off-white render to the annexe building. Alterations to the garage, to include replacement of existing windows and reconfiguration of garage door.
34 -36 High Street Balsham Cambridgeshire CB21 4DJ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00429/CL2PD
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 to concrete an existing yard constructed of hardcore between 2 sets of existing buildings.
Hillside Farm Barn Brook End Steeple Morden Cambridgeshire SG8 0PP
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/0130/TTCA
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 3-4m back to previous reductionT2 - Ash - Thin by 20% by removal of epicormic growthT3 - Hornbeam - Crown reduce by 2.5-3m back to previous reduction
26 High Street Waterbeach Cambridgeshire CB25 9JU
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided24/02106/COND2
Submission of details rquired by condition 2 (construction environmental management plan) of Reserved Matters application 24/02106/REM
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Cambridge Road Hinxton Cambridgeshire CB10 1RQ
Received 4 Feb 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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